Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 49222, 02 May 1998

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. Along new highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, 5 km S of Río Pejí bridge.

  • Habitat

    Grassy roadside and edge of remnant of original subtropical semi-deciduous forest and northern limit of chaco forest. Common element, or at least very conspicuous at this time of the year in the original forest and in the remnants, mostly cleared for pasture nearby.

  • Description

    Tree 18 m tall, with ventricose trunk, nearly 1 m in diameter at 4 m from ground; spines not apparent. Flowers abundant (the species in full bloom now), mostly on branches with most of the leaves fallen, seen visited by hummingbird, apparently odorless; calyx green, with yellowish tip, similar to that of Ceiba samauma; petals pink distally, white at base on outside, yellowish at base within, fading light tan; filaments white; anthers creamy.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 309546

    Occurrence ID: 70982883-4615-4e13-899f-c588c91aff69

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil. det M. H. Nee, 1998

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

  • Locality

    Along new highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, 5 km S of Río Pejí bridge.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.02, -63.2

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