Matelea amazonica Morillo

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Matelea amazonica Morillo ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 102667 with G. S. Bunting, 16 Apr 1970

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. A lo largo del Río Casiquiare, entre Pueblo Viejo y Yacámi.

  • Description

    Vining; leaves coriaceous, dark green above, pale green below with reticulum of veinlets and sometimes salmon elevated midrib; fruit orange, tuberculate with irregular blunt-tipped tubercle; corolla lobes spreading, dull dark purplish-brown within with white hairs, dull purple without around margins; crown black-purple with 5 lobes, each of which is bilobed; stigma pale green with brown stamens. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 318711

    Occurrence ID: 78134740-56e5-4548-b701-804a26fe36c1

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    A lo largo del Río Casiquiare, entre Pueblo Viejo y Yacámi

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.83, -66.5

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