Caryodendron amazonicum Ducke

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Caryodendron amazonicum Ducke

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 8155 with et al., 03 Apr 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Sena Madureira Mun. Basin of Rio Purus, Rio Macauã. Colocação Extrema. River descending, 3 m below high water mark.

  • Habitat

    Terra firme moist forest dominated neither by bamboo nor by lianas. Affected by frequent blowdowns.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 25m x 30cm, outer bark mottled green and gray, smooth. Fruits globose, 5 cm diameter, glossy green. Endocarp brown, bony, slightly 3-gonous. [FRUITS SEPARATE]. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00482634

    Occurrence ID: 51d49931-f074-4642-857e-4f6e2e0e058b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Caryodendron amazonicum Ducke det D. C. Daly, 09 Apr 2001

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Sena Madureira Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Purus, Rio Macauã. Colocação Extrema. River descending, 3 m below high water mark

  • Coordinates

    -9.48, -68.9

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UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE / THE HEU YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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No. 8155
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Carvodendron amazonicum Ducke
det. D. Daly & D. Gomes Silva, 2001
BRAZIL. Acre: Mun. Sena Madureira.
Basin of Rio Purus. Rio Macaua. Coloca^ao
Extrema. River descending, 3 m below high
water mark. 9°29’S, 68°54*W. Terra firme
moist forest dominated neither by bamboo
nor lianas. Affected by frequent blowdowns.
Tree 25m x 30cm, outer bark mottled green
and gray, smooth. Fruits globose, 5 cm
diameter, glossy green. Endocarp brown,
bony, slightly 3-gonous. Use: seeds edible
(usually roasted), n.v.: "castanhola",
"castaninha". [FRUITS SEPARATE].
BOTANICAL
D.C. Daly, et al.
3 Apr 1994
Field work supported by the National Science Foundati