Aspidosperma spruceanum Benth. ex Müll.Arg.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• County/Municipio

  Maués Mun.

• Locality

  Along Rio Apoquitaua, just above mouth of Rio Pacoval.

• Coordinates

  -3.78333, -57.9333

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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PLANTS OF BRAZIL
PROJETO FLORA AMAZONICA
Aspidosperma spruceanum Benth.
det. K. Potgieter, 1997
Apocynaceae
Tree 15 m x 25 cm DBH with sap turning reddish-orange on
exposure; fruits army green. One of several remnant trees
near house.
AMAZONAS: Mun. de Maues, along Rio Apoquitaua, just above
mouth of Rio Pacoval, Lat. 3° 47' S., Long. 57° 56' W.
James L. Zarucchi et al. 3210
27 July 1983
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Plants collected under the joint sponsorship of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento
Científico e Tecnológico and the National Science Foundation in a collaboration between the
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA) and the New York Botanical Garden (NY),
with the participation of C. A. Cid Ferreira, J. L. Zarucchi, S. R. Hill, C. A. Todzia,
J. Lima dos Santos, J. Guedes de Oliveira, and B. W. Nelson.
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