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Tetragastris altissima (Aublet) Swart
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Vicinity of Ulemari River, cs. 150 km
upstream from its confluence with
Litani River.
02°46 1 05 "N 054* °51 ' IS "W	S50 m
Primary lowland wet forest on crest of
small hill, ca. 100 m above Ulemari
River. Tree, £5 m tall? stems with
milky latex; fruit red when ripe,
3-3.5 cm in diameter at broadest
point, seed dark green, surrounded by
white, spony aril.
£3 April 1998
Randy Evans & Heather Peckham 5986
Field work supported by NIH, NSF 5« USAID
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (M0)