Ternstroemia washikiatii Cornejo & C.Ulloa

  • Filed As

    Theaceae
    Ternstroemia washikiatii Cornejo & C.Ulloa ( paratype )

  • Collector(s)

    X. Cornejo, R. Vargas, H. A. Kai 8770, 10 Jan 2016

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pastaza. 18 km E Puyo, finca Ursula.

  • Habitat

    Secondary wet forest.

  • Description

    Tree 8 m tall, 30 cm DBH. Fruit terminal, opaque orange, abundantly lenticellate, apiculate, glabrous. Calyx 5-persistent, the sepals ovate-deltoid, hard, apiculate, glabrous. Seeds 6, obovate to somewhat oblong, 2.5-3 x 1.5-2, purple-red. Placentation basal from a central column. Mesocarp 1-2 cm thick. Petioles 1.5-2 cm long, channelled, glabrous. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3107511

    Occurrence ID: afe6a069-98cb-421f-9318-a767ab035900

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pastaza

  • Locality

    18 km E Puyo, finca Ursula

  • Elevation

    Alt. 650 m. (2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.5078, -77.8378

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03107511
The New York Botanical Garden
10 Jan 2016
X. Cornejo, R. Vargas, H. A. Kai 8770
NYdb
Theaceae
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Ecuador. Pastaza. 18 km E Puyo, finca Ursula.	2/01 .
1°30'28"S, 77°50'16MW
650 m.
Secondary wet forest.
Tree 6-8 m tall, 30 cm DBH, without latex. Leaf blades more
or less revolute at base. Fruits terminal amphisarca, orange,
opaque, abundantly lenticellate, apiculate, glabrous. Calyx
5-persistent, the sepals hard, ovate-deltoid, 1-1.2 x 0.8-1 xm,
apiculate, glabrous. Seeds 6, obovate to somewhat oblong,
2.5-3 x 1.5-2 cm, purple-red. Placentation basal from a
central colum. Mesocarp 1-2 cm thick. Petioles 1.5-2 cm,
thick, channelled, glabrous.
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