Clusia

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Clusiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Clusia

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Clusiaceae
Clusia
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River. Base
Camp 6.
6° 02' 40"N, 60° 39' 06" W Elev. 501 m.
Legume-dominated (Mimosoideae - Papilionoideae -
Caesalpinioideae) gallery forest on white sand with large boulders.
Tree, 4.5 m tall. Fruit green with triangular, persistent, red stigmas.
Fruit 5-parted with yellow and white latex. Branches, leaves and
fruit with white latex.
10 February 2004
K. M. Redden, R. Williams, C. Perry, C. Paul and M. Lyle 1765
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
04105938