Lecythis mesophylla S.A.Mori

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Lecythis mesophylla S.A.Mori

  • Collector(s)

    J. H. Kirkbride Jr. 1371 with James A. Duke, 01 May 1968

  • Location

    Panama. Darién. Tres Bocas on the Rio Coasi.

  • Description

    Tree to ca. 40 m x 50 cm. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Fruit brown, eaten by monkeys and parrots and other frugivores. This tree felled in ca. 45 min. All the fruits fell off when the tree hit the river. Nest of Chacha ants at least 12 m above the ground.

  • Collection Notes

    See separate herbarium sheet NY 728284.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 684325

    Occurrence ID: 3241812f-9f95-41a3-9d26-252333e8731b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lecythis mesophylla S.A.Mori det S. A. Mori, 1987

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Panama

  • State/Province

    Darién

  • Locality

    Tres Bocas on the Rio Coasi.

  • Coordinates

    7.65, -77.83

  • Georeferencing Method

    Not on label - Method and source unknown. Mapped as Río Coasi using Official Standard Names gazetteer

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