Collection Details
Species: Cayaponia ophthalmica R. E. Schult.
Collection Date: 16 November 2001
Determined By: A. K. Neill
Determination Date: 1 January 2003
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 Primer Mirador, primera altura.
Locality Site Specific: Trocha Primer Mirador.
DD Latitude: -12.57
DD Longitude: -70.1
Elevation: 270-270 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest. Transition from disturbed secondary forest vegetation to old growth forest, upper terrace and dissected terrain.
Soil Description: Soil dark, sandy, well-drained.
Habitat: Terrestrial , Terra Firme Forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Trepadora a 20 m. Frutos en racimos, maduros, ovoides de color rojo, rodeados por flores secas. Flores color blanco, agrupadas en racimos rodeados por flores secas.
Habit: Liana
Other Data
Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station
Project: Los Amigos Botany