Symplocos nitens (Pohl) Benth.

  • Filed As

    Symplocaceae
    Symplocos nitens (Pohl) Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Ratter R.6453 with P. C. Mendes Ramos & P. E. Nogueira Silva, 26 Sep 1990

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Parque Nacional de Brasília (HQ Buildings), stream running into the Cabeceira of the Córrego Barrigudo.

  • Habitat

    Growing out of the rapidly running clear water of the stream, in a low, narrow gallery.

  • Description

    Small tree, 12 cm dbh, trunk broken off at 4.5 m. Bark fairly smooth but showing a pattern of shallow cracking like the surface of an oil-painting. Corolla and staminal filament 'tube' waxy cream. Flowers with a strong, pleasant, vanilla-custard smell. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 968652

    Occurrence ID: d0134f45-e843-455f-9ccc-1a6fb6e8c644

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional de Brasília (HQ Buildings), stream running into the Cabeceira of the Córrego Barrigudo.

  • Coordinates

    -15.73, -47.92

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