Amphitecna latifolia (Mill.) A.H.Gentry

ÇA
^3
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
Plants of Colombia
BIGNONIACEAE
NO: 6901
Amphitecna latifolia (Miller) A. Gentry
LOCALITY: Dept. Choco: Mun. Nuqui; Corregimiento Termales, coastal zone
between quebrada Piedra Piedra and Rio Terco. Area dominated by Phytelephas
palm.
Elev.: 0-70 m.
HABITAT: Along sandy beach.
DESCRIPTION: Shrub, 3 m tall; trunk branched from near the base; flower
horizontally oriented; calyx green; corolla yellowish green; fruit pendulous, green;
pulp white, oxidating quickly.
COLL: P. Acevedo-Rdgz., R. Callejas & S.P. Churchill
DATE: 9 Sep 1994
Supported by funds from the Smithsonian Institution
03785010