Collection Details

Continent: South America

Country: Brazil

Region: Amazonas

Subregion: Alto Solimões

Closest Town: Santo Antonio de Iça

Locality Description: Unidade de conservação federal Javari-Buriti. Flooded region abutted by the Amazon river to the north and two small blackwater canals to the west and east.

DD Latitude: -3.09427

DD Longitude: -67.8299

Coordinate uncertainty: 1000 m

Min. Elevation: 60 m

Habitat Description: More or less permanently flooded tall mixed swamp forest co-dominated by Mauritia flexuosa to low statured shrubby forest dominated by Tabebuia in understory and dispersed Mauritia flexuosa in canopy.

Soil Description: Mostly peat from 1 to 3 meters in depth.

Habitat: Aguajal

Plant Notes: Tree to 5m. White twig bark. Leaves upward angled.

Habit: Tree

Research Site: Aguajal Javari Buriti

Project: Aguajal Project