Collection Details

Variety: Heteropsis spruceana var. robusta

Araceae Heteropsis spruceana var. robusta
A. P. Maceda 495


Collection Date: 10 March 2003
Determined By: T. Croat
Determination Date: 4 September 2005
Institution: MO

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. Trocha Bajio 71 m, a 4 m a la derecha.

Locality Site Specific: Trocha Bajio.

DD Latitude: -12.57

DD Longitude: -70.1

Habitat

Habitat Description: Lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest. Low, young floodplain forest of Rio Los Amigos rising to forest on a ridge that leads to the high terrace forest. Trail undulating through young terraces rarely flooded dominated by Otoba parvifolia, to low

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

Habitat: Terrestrial , Floodplain Forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Liana de 3 m de altura. Habita en una jacaranda. Frutos maduros anaranjados.

Height: 3 m

Habit: Liana

Other Data

Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station

Project: Los Amigos Botany