Drypetes brownii Standl.

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Plants of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Drypetes brownei Standi.
Euphorbiaceae
Det.: K. Thomsen X-94
Pueblo Nuevo, 17 km NE of Guacimo, Limon Province, on the farm of
Bernardo Herrera M. Rather open forest on level, clayey ground, dominated
by Pentaclethra macroloba (50% of basal area). Understorey dominated by
Simira maxonii, Socratea exorrhiza and Rinorea and Protium spp.
10°201Sr 83°36"W	Altitude 100 m
Tree some 30 m x 37.5 cm. Flowers green with heavy, sweet smell. Filaments
white, anthers yellow.
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Karsten Thomsen # 1010 No. dupl.: 9. Coll. date: 10-09-94
Research project "Potential of non-timber products in tropical rain forests in Costa Rica" in collabo-
ration with the National Museum of Costa Rica. Sponsored by Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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