Collection Details
Species: Virola calophylla (Spruce) Warb.
Collection Date: 10 December 2005
Determined By: T. Franklin
Determination Date: 10 December 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. Trocha Plataforma, 165m, 10m to the left of the trail.
Locality Site Specific: Trocha Plataforma.
Elevation: 280-280 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Old growth, lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest, upper terrace, flat terrain.
Soil Description: Poor soil, moist, sandy-loam with some clay content.
Habitat: Terrestrial , Terra Firme Forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Tree with very large coriaceous leaves, with whitish abaxial surfaces lacking pubescence. Dark green and glabrous adaxial leaf surface. Slightly lobed leaf base.
Height: 10 m
DBH: 6.8-6.8 cm
Local Name: Cumala
Habit: Tree
Other Data
Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station
Project: Los Amigos Botany
Basis of Specimen: Preserved specimen