Guarea kunthiana A.Juss.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Guarea kunthiana A.Juss.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 36299 with M. Stieber, J. H. Kirkbride Jr., S. G. da Fonsêca, R. Souza, J. Fonsêca Filho, 19 Feb 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Santana do Riacho Mun. Serra do Espinhaço, Serra do Cipó, limestone (marble) outcrop ca. 10 km S of Serra do Cipó, at Cardenal Mota. Marble being cut by a company called "Marmores Brasil".

  • Habitat

    Steep valley.

  • Description

    Tree ca. 15 m tall; fruit green to brown, up to 4 cm in diameter, splitting to release orange seeds. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00841434

    Occurrence ID: 0680989b-b831-4e4b-8a70-2057cf94b051

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Guarea kunthiana A.Juss. det T. D. Pennington, 1981

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Santana do Riacho Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, Serra do Cipó, limestone (marble) outcrop ca. 10 km S of Serra do Cipó, at Cardenal Mota. Marble being cut by a company called "Marmores Brasil"

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.3373, -43.6247

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    4000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
No tAooq Estado de Minas Gerais
3029?	Serra do Espifthaco
Guarea kunthiana A. Juss*
det: T. D. Pennington., in FI* Neotr* 28,, 1981
Tree ca* 15m tall; fruit green to brown,
up to Ucm in diameter, splitting to
release orange seeds; steep valley. Lime-
stone (marble) outcrop ca* 10km S of
Serra do Cipo, at Cardeal Mota; elev. ca.
1000m; marble being cut by a company called
"Marmores Brasil•”
WJ?. Anderson, M. Stieber, J.H. Kirkbride, Jr.	19 February W72
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia.
Supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00841434