Collection Details

Species: Laetia suaveolens

Flacourtiaceae Laetia suaveolens
J. E. Householder , Phillip Hennessy and Adriana Trutzenberg 1657


Collection Date: 3 August 2012
Determined By: R. Perdiz
Determination Date: 2 November 2013
Institution: INPA

Locality

Continent: South America

Country: Brazil

Region: Roraima

Subregion: RorainĂ³polis

Closest Town: Xixuau

Locality Description: Headwaters region of the Rio Juaperi, tributary of the Rio Negro flowing parrallel to Rio Branco.

DD Latitude: -0.2555

DD Longitude: -61.4747

Coordinate uncertainty: 1000 m

Min. Elevation: 50 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Permanantely flooded black water swamp dominated by Mauritia flexuosa. Water depth ranges from 1 to 3 meters. Water with little to no turbidity, visibility to 3 meters.

Soil Description: Substrate clay with abundant organic material.

Habitat: Aguajal Wetland

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Shrub to 2 meters. Fruits red. Fertile.

Habit: Shrub

Other Data

Project: Aguajal Project