Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart.

Filed As

Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart.

Collector(s)

G. C. G. Argent 6670 with In Richards, 17 Aug 1968

Location

Brazil. Mato Grosso. R. 12. 5 km SW of Base Camp. Expedition Base Camp.

Habitat

Low open grassy cerrado.

Description

Small tree c. 3 m high, 8.5 cm diam. Bark thick, longitudinally fissured and deeply charred. Slash: bark straw coloured. Wood pale pink. Flowers white with heavy smell much visited by ants. Copium white latex flowing from cuts on leaves and smaller branches. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

[Separate fruit]

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 970606

Occurrence ID: 7a41be29-e9d2-404b-a5dc-ac969769e9a8

Related Objects

Specimen - 970794, G. C. G. Argent 6670, Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart., Apocynaceae (277.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Mato Grosso

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