Collection Details
Species: Acalypha mapirensis Pax.
Collection Date: 18 October 2007
Determined By: J.E. Householder
Determination Date: 18 October 2007
Institution: BRIT
Locality
Continent: South America
Country: Peru
Region: Madre de Díos
Subregion: Manu
Closest Town: Puerto Maldonado
Locality Description: Rio Alto Madre de Dios - Boca Manu. Communidad Isla de los Valles.
Locality Site Specific: Communidad Isla de los Valles.
DD Latitude: -12.2585
DD Longitude: -70.914
Coordinate uncertainty: 5000 m
Elevation: 280-320 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Flat terrain on current floodplain (bajio), aseasonally lightly flooded by rains.
Soil Description: Soils clayey, alluvial.
Habitat: Floodplain Forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub. Flowers white,tiny, with 4 green sepals. Female flowers with large green bracts, stigma styles are red.
Min. Height: 2 m
Habit: Shrub
Other Data
Project: Flora of Madre de Dios
Basis of Specimen: Preserved specimen