Grias L.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Grias

  • Collector(s)

    X. Cornejo 8653 with J. Fernandez, 12 Oct 2014

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Playa de Oro.

  • Habitat

    Wet forest, secondary.

  • Description

    Monocaulous treelet, ca. 3 m tall. Leaves 1-2 m long, sessile at base. Flowers rose. Fruits globose, 6.5 x 5.3 cm, subsessile, the mesocarp greenish at maturity. Germination within 5 months. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Air dried sample for DNA studies

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04206102

    Occurrence ID: 2b93d9a4-becc-4b99-94e9-a27c62293535

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Playa de Oro

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.85, -78.8

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The New York Botanical Garden
04206102
Lecythidaceae
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Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Playa de Oro.
0°51’N) 78°48'W
150 m.
Wet forest, secondary.
Monocaulous treelet, ca, 3 m tall. Leaves 1-2 m long,
sessile at base. Flowers rose. Fruits globose, 6.5 x 5.3 cm,
subsessile, the mesocarp greenish at maturity.
Germination within 5 months.
Use: The leaves are used to pack gold extracted from
rivers
N.V. paco
12 Oct 2014
X. Comejo, J. Fernandez 8653
NYdb
04206102