Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 31683, 31 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Bolivia. Pando. Manuripi Prov. Along Rio Madre de Dios, 2 km W of Humaita.

  • Habitat

    Nearly flat, non-inundated upland. Evergreen forest dominated by scattered emergent Bertholletia excelsa.

  • Description

    Huge tree, 1.2 m in diam., no butresses but somewhat expanded at base. Bark brown, longitudinally furrowed; trunk clean until level of general canopy, then with spreading branches. THis tree seems to only be flushing new leaves. Fruits old, from ground as are the leaves; fruits on tree now, said to fall in end of January and gathered then and in February. Only the terminal seed in each fruit said to germinate. Monkeys will try to break the fruits and the seeds will scatter. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Two sheets (235277, 229666)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229716

    Occurrence ID: 78c6f4d5-f914-4dda-bedc-68f226d20a90

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. det M. H. Nee, 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Pando

  • County/Municipio

    Manuripi Prov.

  • Locality

    Along Rio Madre de Dios, 2 km W of Humaita.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.02, -68.28

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