Collection Details

Species: Plinia sp. DC.

Myrtaceae Plinia sp. DC.
J. P. Janovec , P. Maceda, C. Nayahuacca, V. Yumbato 1902


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