Collection Details

Species: Tapura peruviana K. Krause

Dichapetalaceae Tapura peruviana K. Krause
A. P. Maceda 1387


Collection Date: 19 May 2004
Determined By: J. P. Janovec
Determination Date: 10 October 2005
Institution: BRIT

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 Lindero 2230 m, a 1 m a la derecha.

Locality Site Specific: Trocha Lindero.

DD Latitude: -12.57

DD Longitude: -70.1

Habitat

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

Soil Description: Soil moist, dark, alluvial with sand.

Habitat: Terrestrial , Floodplain Forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Arbusto de 3 m de altura. Frutos maduros amarillos.

Height: 3 m

Habit: Shrub

Other Data

Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station

Project: Los Amigos Botany