Collection Details

Species: Virola surinamensis

Myristicaceae Virola surinamensis
J. P. Janovec , C. Nayahuacca, & V. Yumbato 2063


Collection Date: 14 May 2001
Determined By: J. P. Janovec
Determination Date: 19 May 2006
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. Trail from garden which leads to the cocha grande.

Locality Site Specific: Trocha Cocha Lobo.

DD Latitude: -12.57

DD Longitude: -70.1

Elevation: 270-270 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Old growth, lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest, lower terrace, younger floodplain, some areas seasonally inundated.

Soil Description: Soil moist to wet, sandy, alluvial.

Habitat: Aquatic , Aguajal Wetland

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Tree 20 m. DBH 31 cm. Small buttresses and stilt roots. Profuse red sap. Bark dark, this, with many lichens. flowers cream-tan, fragrant. Original morphospecies: Virola pav

Habit: Tree

Other Data

Research Site: Aguajal Los Amigos - CICRA

Project: Aguajal Project