Grias ecuadorica Cornejo & S.A.Mori

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Grias ecuadorica Cornejo & S.A.Mori

  • Collector(s)

    X. Cornejo 8187 with K Yoza, 19 Mar 2010

  • Location

    Ecuador. Los Ríos. Hcda. Clementina, Cerro Samama.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest. sympatric with Grias peruviana (Cornejo 8189).

  • Description

    Unbranched tree 12 m tall, ca. 20 cm dbh. Leaf blades to 100 x 40 cm, but to 150 cm long in other individuals in this area; the blades beneath inconspicuously pubescent mainly at base; leaf margins sinuate to dentate; tertiaries mostly impressed to plain beneath. Fruits attached to trunk, the pedicels 0.2-2 cm long. The seeds initially has a cabbage-like taste, later turning bitter and mildly spicy (in the throath). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Fruits separate. Sample for DNA studies. Photos.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01922317

    Occurrence ID: 9933a8e2-9869-4a63-84ba-6c31a74973c3

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Los Ríos

  • Locality

    Hcda. Clementina, Cerro Samama

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.65, -79.37

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