Nectandra martinicensis Mez

(W.D. Stevens ¿*727)
LAURACEAE
Nectandra martinicensis Mez
Det. H. Van der Ulerff, 1993
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
No. 4727
LAURACEAE
FLORA DE NICARAGUA
Missouri Botanical Garden
in cooperation with Universidad Centroamericana
19 Oct. 1977
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Departmento de MANAGUA: ca. 0.2 km from Hwy
2 (Carretera Sur) on road along ridge of Sierra
de Managua from Hwy 2 to Hwy 12 (Carretera
vieja a Lefcn); ca. 12°00'N, 86°19'W, elev.
ca, 320 m; roadside, remanant of tall evergreen
forest.
Large tree, not aromatic, bark smooth with
occasional patches of corky protuberances,
infructescences and receptacles red, mature
fruit essentially black, with a thin layer of
soft pulp
Collectedby:
Warren Douglas Stevens, B. A. Krukoff Curator of Central American Botany
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