Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Ichilo Prov.

• Locality

  Buena Vista, cultivated on the main plaza.

• Elevation

  Alt. 375 m. (1230 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.45, -63.67

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Chorisia speciosa St. Hil.
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Ichilo, Buena Vista,
cultivated on the main plaza.
17°27’S, 63°40’W. alt. 375 m.
"toborochi" Small tree, 90 cm. in diameter in swollen part of
bottle-shaped trunk, then narrowed below and with small
buttresses at base, with a few spines on trunk; nearly leafless,
with scattered flowers, was in full bloom a week ago. Flowers
showy, with slight fragrance, slightly larger than those of no.
40575; petals slightly lighter pink than in no. 40575, the base
within white with a few pink stripes, yellow at the base when
first open, later brown, but not as brown as in no. 40575;
filament column white with rosy tinge; anther head creamy,
splitting open at the top; style white; stigma deep red. Fruit
hanging, green, with tinge of red in the lower half, turbinate,
the surface somewhat irregular, the 5 long lines becoming
prominent and almost winged at the fruit base, with abundant
gummy sap, turning muscilaginous in water.
Coll.: M. Nee 40576
26 May 1991
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