Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 9600 with D. G. Silva, L. Lima & A. R. S. Oliveira, 19 Oct 1997

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Assis Brasil Mun. Basin of Rio Acre (tributary of Rio Purus). Colocacao Beira Rio (Sr. José Cardoso).

  • Habitat

    Deeply dissected Tertiary sediments, ridgetop and nearby vertical slopes, forest with open canopy and dense understory, many trees with crowns broken by windstorm. Crest of ridge. Rare.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 35 meters by 60 cm, outer bark deep brown, thick, shed in irregular plates; inner bark sepia, hard, brittle. Flowers pale green, scant white latex. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 330891

    Occurrence ID: 2e524c46-670d-4ed5-979f-cef83bf5059b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke det D. C. Daly, 06 Jun 1999

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Assis Brasil Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Acre (tributary of Rio Purus). Colocacao Beira Rio (Sr. José Cardoso).

  • Coordinates

    -10.9389, -69.4975

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Uniyersldade Federal do Acre
No. 9600	Euphorbiaceae
Glycydendron t
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Brazil. Acre, Mun. Assis Brasil: Basin of Rio Acre
(tributary of Rio Purus). Colocaçâo Beira Rio (Sr. José
Cardoso), ca. 10°56’20"S, ca.69°29’51"W. Deeply
dissected Tertiary sediments, ridgetop and
nearby vertical slopes, forest with open canopy and dense
understory, many trees with crowns broken by windstorm.
Crest of ridge.
Tree 35 meters by 60 cm, outer bark deep brown, thick,
shed in irregular plates; inner bark sepia, hard, brittle.
Flowers pale green, scant white latex. Rare.
D. C. Daly, D. G. Silva, L. Lima
& A. R. S. Oliveira	19 Oct 1997
Supported by the National Science Foundation
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