Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth

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• Summary
• Determinations
• Location
• OCR Text

• Filed As

  Lecythidaceae
  Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth

• Collector(s)

  X. Cornejo 8185, 19 Mar 2010

• Location

  Ecuador. Los Ríos. Hcda. Clementina, Cerro Samama.

• Habitat

  Premonate wet forest. Locally frequent.

• Description

  Many-branched tree 3-4 m tall. Petioles terete. Infructescence from branches; fruit tardily dehiscent. Only one fruit seen, that contains three brown seeds with a yellowish-cream lateral aril. Funicles flat in aborted seeds. The aril has a simple taste. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

• Notes (shown on label)

  Fruits separate. Sample for DNA studies. Photos.

• Identifiers

  NY Barcode: 01922303

  Occurrence ID: b9bbbdc9-5029-4a3c-8b02-007835ac61c7

• Related Objects

  Specimen - 01922302, X. Cornejo 8185, Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth, Lecythidaceae (245.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Ecuador, Los Ríos

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• Kingdom

  Plantae

• Division

  Magnoliophyta

• Order

  Ericales

• Family

  Lecythidaceae

• All Determinations

  Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth det X. Cornejo

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Los Ríos

• Locality

  Hcda. Clementina, Cerro Samama

• Elevation

  Alt. 600 m. (1969 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -1.65, -79.37

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