Agonandra brasiliensis Miers ex Benth. & Hook.f.

  • Filed As

    Opiliaceae
    Agonandra brasiliensis Miers ex Benth. & Hook.f.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 47040 with M. Saldias P., 25 Aug 1996

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. Vic. Estancia Maguey, 7 km NNW of Ayacucho [=Porongo] on road to Terevinto, 17 km (by air) west of center of Santa Cruz.

  • Habitat

    Rolling to hilly terrain on leached sandy and clay sediments. Deciduous woodland with some savanna species, "cerrado" vegetation, with Attalea phalerata [Scheelea princeps], Astronium, Anadenanthera macrocarpa, Dilodendron bipinnatum, Tabebuia aurea, T. roseo-alba, Curatella americana.

  • Description

    Tree 8 m. tall, 15 cm. in diameter, with distinctive and striking very prominently ridged pale corky bark on all the stems to the smaller twigs. Buds only. Mario Saldias has collected this same tree on a different occasion. Buds and flushing leaves yellow-green. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 164670

    Occurrence ID: a33ece3f-f5fa-4cd9-98a8-505189a688c8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vic. Estancia Maguey, 7 km NNW of Ayacucho [=Porongo] on road to Terevinto, 17 km (by air) west of center of Santa Cruz.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 475 m. (1558 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.8, -63.3417

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