Mabea taquari Aubl.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Suriname

• State/Province

  Sipaliwini

• Locality

  Vicinity of Blanche Maire Waterfall on the Nickerie River

• Elevation

  Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

• Coordinates

  4.7583, -56.8778

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Mabea taauari Aubl.
det. Hajo Esser (M), 2005
Sipaliwini
Vicinity of Blanche Marie Waterfall on
the Nickerie River.
04°45,30"N 056°52'40"W	50 m
Primary lowland wet forest on bank of
Nickerie River. Scrambling tree,
leaning over and on (i.e., supported
by) other trees, ca. 8 m long,
overhanging river, with whorled
branching pattern; stems and leaves
with copious white latex;
inflorescence a "bottle-brush" raceme,
Randy Evans & Kristin McDonnell 3158
Field work supported by NIH, NSF & USAID
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
ca. 5 cm long; female flowers (2-)3 at
base of raceme, bracteate, pedicels
ca. 1 cm long, perianth yellowish
green, styles ca. 1 1/2 cm long with 3
coiled stigmas; the remainder of the
flowers on the inflorescence are male,
these are in groups of 2-3, each group
bracteate with a pair of basal green
glands, pedicels 1-1 1/2 cm long,
perianth yellowish green, anthers
ye How.
6 February 1999
Randy Evans & Kristin McDonnell 3158
Field work supported by NIH, NSF & USAID
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04072363