Crateva tapia L.

  • Filed As

    Capparaceae
    Crateva tapia L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 10186 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima, E. Consuelo, 29 Mar 1999

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Chandless (tributary of Alto Rio Purus), right bank, just downstream from Igarapé Canamarí.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest on steeply hilly terrain, parts of non-inundated areas reportedly regenerating from arborescent bamboo die-back two years ago.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 8 m x 18 cm, outer bark brown, relatively smooth, thin, finely fissured, inner bark tan with thin orange striations. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    See NY barcode 573553

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00573552

    Occurrence ID: b423cfc2-1a80-4b69-9223-2ebf53d93555

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Brassicales

  • Family

    Capparaceae

  • All Determinations

    Crateva tapia L. det H. H. Iltis, 10 Oct 2000

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Rosa do Purus Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Chandless (tributary of Alto Rio Purus), right bank, just downstream from Igarapé Canamarí.

  • Coordinates

    -9.3917, -69.955

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Ste fflxri COLLECTION
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 10186	Capparaceae
Crateva tapia L. sensu lato
Det. Hugh H. Iltis, 2000
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Santa Rosa: Rio Chandless (tributary
of Alto Rio Purus), right bank, just downstream from
Igarape Canamari, ca. 9°23’30"S, 69°57’18"W. Primary
forest on steeply hilly terrain, parts of non-inundated areas
reportedly regenerating from arborescent bamboo die-back
two years ago.
Tree 8 m x 18 cm, outer bark brown, relatively smooth,
thin, finely fissured, inner bark tan with thin orange
striations.
N.V.: fruto de macaco [Portuguese]
D. C. Daly, H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva,
L. Lima & E. Consuelo	29 Mar 1999
Supported by the National Science Foundation
00573552