Aspidosperma spruceanum Benth. ex Müll.Arg.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• Locality

  Waraputa compt., plot 18.4, ca. 25 km S of Mabura.

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.25, -58.75

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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BOTANICAL
Revisao de Aspidosperma Mart.
Wdosperm,
Det. W. Marcondes - Ferreira	"^/19‘
FLORA OF GUYANA
Institute of Systematic Botany, Utrecht (U)
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma sandwithianum Markgr.
Wfr „/»Af-JJ
Det.J.C. Lindeman 1992	u/vU/wt^ i
05 15N 58 45W	Alt. 0 - 100 m.
Waraputa compt., plot 18.4, ca. 25 km S of Mabura.
Mixed forest on brown sand, with Chlorocardium rodiei,
Swartzia leiocalycina, Dipteryx sp., Dicymbe sp. (MP
618), Licania alba.
Tree, 20 m tall, dbh 0.5 m. Base somewhat swollen. Bark
light grey-brown, rough, cracked. Cracks horizontal and
vertical,very densely arranged, 0.5-1 (-5) x 0.1-0.2 cm.
Dead bark 2-3 mm thick, ochrous-brown, hard. Living bark
10-50 mm thick, pink-brown, mottled with orange-brown,
brittle, aromatic, scented somewhat pepper-like. Sapwood
light brown, heartwood dark orange-brown. Twigs fine
grey-brown hairy when young. Leaves shiny light green
above, glaucous grey-green below. Twigs with red, clear
sap.
Separate: wood; slides bark, slash
M. Polak	nr 617
_17-12-1991_
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