Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Cuyuni-Mazaruni

• Locality

  Miners Camp below Aruwai Falls near topside Peaima.

• Elevation

  Alt. 120 m. (394 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.37503, -60.5799

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Apocynaceae
Himatanthus bracteatus (A. DC.) Woodson
Det. W.C. Allen, 12013
GUYANA. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Miners Camp below Aruwai Falls near
topside Peaima. 120 m. 6o22'30.1"N 60°34'47.8"W. Disturbed clearing
with weedy herbs on river abutting forest. Rocks, gravel, and brown
sandy soil. Some cultivated plants: Musa, Mangifera, Persea, Citrus,.
Tree 5 m tall at edge of clearing. Inflorescence long-paniculate, with
indeterminate growth of secondary branches. Leaves coriaceous, glossy
above with prominent primary and secondary veins below. Abundant
milky latex in all plant parts. Flowers... Flowers white with cream
yellow towards corolla tube, sweet smelling, fruits green, > 15 cm long.
K.M. Redden 5070	8 October 2006
With: C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie & C. Hinchliff
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
03809107