Aspidosperma excelsum Benth.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Aspidosperma excelsum Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45816, 26 Oct 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Along river, above Utschi mouth. Kamarang River,.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4177150

    Occurrence ID: 8c9ff48c-c45f-4a6e-8e39-7aaa96322887

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Along river, above Utschi mouth. Kamarang River,

  • Elevation

    Alt. 550 - 650 m. (1804 - 2133 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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University of Illinois Herbarium (ILL)
Aspidosperma excelsum Benth.
Material sampled: leafJsQfruit_, twig_, flower_
Pet: Kurt Potgieter’^/1997)
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
Wood sample
. No..
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Asp'idosperma excelsum Benth.
det. k. Potgieter, 1997
Tree to 25 m, 5 dm base diam; Ivs medium green above, light
yellowish-green matte beneath, thin, brittle; perianth lightl
green; latex moderate, white; strong sweet fragrance; only
one seen along river, but frequent on ridges from escarpmentl
mixed evergreen forest, with indefinite fluvial forest alongj
river, above Utschi mouth; elev. 550-65>0 m.
Kamarang River
Stephen S. Tillett	_ , .
Carolyn L. Tillett	Oct. 26,	I960
Field work conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Forestry and Interior, British Guiana.
Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
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