Collection Details
Species: Plinia sp. DC.
Collection Date: 6 May 2001
Determined By: B. Holst
Determination Date: 13 June 2006
Institution: SEL
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. Collections made along Trail 4, high terrace.
Locality Site Specific: Trocha Huangana.
DD Latitude: -12.57
DD Longitude: -70.1
Elevation: 270-270 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Old growth, lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest, upper terrace dissected by stream watersheds, rolling.
Soil Description: Poor soil, moist, sandy-loam with some clay content.
Habitat: Terrestrial , Terra Firme Forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Tree 4 m. Bark cinnamon color and peeling in plates, spicy aromatic. New leaves light green. Flowers white and coming from trunk and base of branches in fasciculate clusters, fragrant. Flowers covered in black ants which were living in forks of branc
Habit: Tree
Other Data
Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station
Project: Los Amigos Botany