Bonafousia columbiensis L.Allorge

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Bonafousia columbiensis L.Allorge

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 2265 with Alonso Ortiz, Enrique Loachamin & Saul Melman, 09 Jul 1994

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Community of La Union. Trail from Casa Comunal to La Planada (Rio Mira).

  • Habitat

    Trailside. Very humid rain forest (cloud forest).

  • Description

    Tree to 6m; flowers green, immature; fruits to 6cm. long, turning yellow; latex wh in tw, lf, fr, bark.

  • Specimen Notes

    Preserved with alcohol before drying

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 201459

    Occurrence ID: 773855b8-9909-4f8f-bce2-bb858ef0e858

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Community of La Union. Trail from Casa Comunal to La Planada (Rio Mira)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 380 m. (1247 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1, -78.55

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Plants of Ecuador
APOCYNACEAE
Bonafousia columbiensis (Allorge) Leeuwenberg
det. A. Ortiz & M. Montesaeoca, 1996
ECUADOR, Esmeraldas Province. Awa Reserve. Community of La
Union. Trail from Casa Comunal to La Planada (Rio Mira).
OrOO'N, 78°33'W. 380m. Very humid rain forest (cloud
forest). Trail side.
Tree to 6m; flowers green, immature; fruits to 6cm long,
turning yellow; latex wh in tw, If, fr, bark.
n.v.: Guaya Buser [Awapit].
USE: Comestible {fruit}.
Hans T. Beck 2265	July 9, 1994
with Alonso Ortiz, Enrique Loachamin, Saul Melman
Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) & Metropolitan
Life Foundation
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