Couma utilis (Mart.) Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Couma utilis (Mart.) Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Schultes 9467, 26 Dec 1947

  • Location

    Colombia. Río Negro, opposite Cerro de Cocuí.

  • Habitat

    On flood bank.

  • Description

    "Sorva" Columna tree, diam. 2½ ft.; height 75f. Bark very thick, smooth but checked outside, grey and black, soft, reddish inside. Latex extremely thick, abundant, white, sticky. Leaves dark green above, pale beneath, leathery. Flowers fragrant; pink to white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04416309

    Occurrence ID: 55d5344b-5c30-4b24-a4c6-074e8d59f292

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • Locality

    Río Negro, opposite Cerro de Cocuí.

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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PLANTAE COLOMBIANAE

No. 9467
Couma utile (Mart.) Muell. Arg.
"Sorva" Columna tree, diam. 2½ ft.; height 75f.
In flood bank. Bark very thick, smooth but
checked outside, grey and black, soft, reddish inside
Latex extremely thick, abundant, white, sticky. Leaves
dark green above, pale beneath, leathery. Flowers fra-
grant; pink to white.
Río Negro, opposite Cerro de Cocuí.
Dec 26, 1947
Richard Evans Schultes et Isidoro Cabrera

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RE Schultes 9467
Couma utilis (Mart.) Müll. Arg.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
277
SA
04416309

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