Pseudobombax marginatum (A.St.-Hil., Juss. & Cambess.) A.Robyns

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Pseudobombax marginatum (A.St.-Hil., Juss. & Cambess.) A.Robyns

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 49066, 19 Apr 1998

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Cordillera Prov. Along gravel road eastward, just east of new highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, the turnoff 3 km N of bridge over Río Seco.

  • Habitat

    Chaco forest with Ruprechtia triflora, with some selective logging and minor grazing, flat. Soil fine sandy and clay.

  • Description

    Tree 40 cm in diameter; bark more or less smooth, pale gray with long green stripes. Leaves all in poor shape. Flower buds with dark brown calyx and exposed parts of petals nearly black. Flowers falling (12:30 P.M., partly overcast) but still with thick sweet odor; petals greenish white; stamens white, numerous, in 5 fascicles united at the base into a tube 1-2 cm long.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 306207

    Occurrence ID: 46211123-efdb-40ed-998b-7e58f044f92b

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Cordillera Prov.

  • Locality

    Along gravel road eastward, just east of new highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, the turnoff 3 km N of bridge over Río Seco.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 510 m. (1673 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.63, -63.23

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