Collection Details

Species: Guarea macrophylla

Meliaceae Guarea macrophylla
J. P. Janovec , P. Maceda, C. Nayahuacca, V. Yumbato 1885


Collection Date: 6 May 2001
Determined By: T. D. Pennington
Determination Date: 31 December 2006
Institution: K

Locality

Continent: South America

Country: Peru

Region: Madre de Díos

Subregion: Manu Province

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 made from along bank to south of Trail 4, north of Mauritia flexuosa aguajal.

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: Terrestrial , Terra Firme Forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Treelet 1 m. Fruit pericarp brown and rather sulcate with horn-like warty projections. Seeds with red arillate covering.

Habit: Tree

Other Data

Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station

Project: Los Amigos Botany