Collection Details
Species: Manihot leptophylla Pax & K. Hoffman
Collection Date: 7 May 2001
Determined By: J. P. Janovec & F. Cornejo
Determination Date: 1 January 2003
Institution: BRIT
Locality
Continent: South America
Country: Peru
Region: Madre de Díos
Subregion: Manu
Closest Town: Puerto Maldonado
Locality Description: Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios River, ca. 7.0 km upriver from mouth of Río Los Amigos. Collections starting from 850 m along Trail 4.
Locality Site Specific: Trocha Huangana.
DD Latitude: -12.57
DD Longitude: -70.1
Elevation: 270-270 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Old growth, lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest, upper terrace dissected by stream watersheds, rolling.
Soil Description: Poor soil, moist, sandy-loam with some clay content.
Habitat: Aquatic , Aguajal Wetland
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Liana growing at 10 m. Undersides of leaves glaucous. Fruit glaucous, greenish-blue, with glaucous covering. Growing next to open area. Manihot
Habit: Liana
Other Data
Research Site: Aguajal Los Amigos - CICRA
Project: Aguajal Project