Eschweilera wachenheimii (Benoist) Sandwith

Filed As

Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera wachenheimii (Benoist) Sandwith

Collector(s)

S. A. Mori 8228 with A. Bolten, 28 Aug 1976

Location

Guyana. About 5 kms S of Matthew's Ridge on the road to Papaya.

Habitat

Wet spot along a stream bank.

Description

Very small tree, 4 m x 5 cm. Petals creamy white, androphore light yellow, the appendages more intense, almost golden yellow.. Filaments and anthers white. Petals arranged zygomorphically, 4 pointed forward and downward, and 2 oriented backwards and upward (see photo). Most of the flowers arranged in such a way that the hood hangs downward. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

Bees seen visiting the flowers. They were halictid- or meliponid-like, ca 3/4 cm long. They landed on the edge of the hood and pushed directly in so that their backs brushed up against the stamens. Other bees landed upside down on the hood or petals and the pushed into the flower. The bees entered from both the side and front of the flowers. Several bees even visit material cut and waiting to be pressed. The hood, when squeezed, exuded some clear fluid, somewhat sweet to the tip of the tongue. Pickled flowers, chromosome material, and photos.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 02281645

Occurrence ID: a9575f61-03c7-493a-a9fb-90ba2d34f401

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