Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 25800 with T. Lobova, N. Pitcairn, C. Geiselman and B. Vlásákova, 16 Aug 2004

  • Location

    French Guiana. Nouragues Field Station. 100 km SSW of Cayenne and 40 km SW of Regina, ca. 7 km from Saut Pararé on the Arataï River. Chemin Inselberg. In forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 42 m x 50 cm, trunk swollen at base. Bark shallowly fissured, peeling in small irregular plates, the slash light orange, turning darker orange. Fruits pale yellow, eaten by animals, many fruits on ground with exo- and mesocarp eaten; endocarp with walnut-like surface, thick and bony, some endocarps perforated and seeds eaten. At 780 m.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    [DNA].

  • Specimen Notes

    see NY barcode 695551 (separate fruit)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 695550

    Occurrence ID: 905875b2-f4bf-4210-812d-88c21518af8a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke det S. A. Mori, 2004

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Nouragues Field Station. 100 km SSW of Cayenne and 40 km SW of Regina, ca. 7 km from Saut Pararé on the Arataï River. Chemin Inselberg. In forest.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.08, -52.68

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SEE FRUIT COUECTIOK
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of French Guiana
Euphorbiaceae
Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke
det. S. A. Mori, 2004
French Guiana. Nouragues Field Station (4°5’N,52°4rW).
100 km SSW of Cayenne and 40 km SW of Regina, ca. 7 km
from Saut Pararé on the Aratai' River. Chemin Inselberg. In
forest, ca. 250 m.
Tree, 42 m x 50 cm, trunk swollen at base. Bark shallowly
fissured, peeling in small irregular plates, the slash light
orange, turning darker orange. Fruits pale yellow, eaten by
animals, many fruits on ground with exo- and mesocarp
eaten; endocarp with walnut-like surface, thick and bony,
some endocarps perforated and seeds eaten. At 780 m.
[DNA].
16 Aug 2004
S. A. Mori, T. Lobova, N. Pitcairn, C. Geiselman and B.
Vlásákova 25800
NYdb
00695550