Collection Details
Species: Rauvolfia sprucei
Collection Date: 7 December 2001
Determined By: J. P. Janovec
Determination Date: 10 November 2010
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 Plataforma.
Locality Site Specific: Trocha Plataforma.
Elevation: 270-270 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest. Upland terrace forest, flat terrain at the edge of a bank overlooking the large Aguaje palm swamp NE of the Rio Amigos Research Station.
Soil Description: Poor soil, moist, sandy-loam with some clay content.
Habitat: Terrestrial , Terra Firme Forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Arbusto 40 m, DAP: 7.5 cm. Flores con caliz de color verde pequeño, corolla de color blanco en la parte externa, violeta con puntos blancos en la parte interna, petalos internos, latex color blanco, aroma fragrante.
Habit: Shrub
Other Data
Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station
Project: Los Amigos Botany