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Nectandra sp.

Collection: Fajardo-G., F. et al. - 6131

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 32790
Preparations Excicado - 1
Determiner Fajardo-G., F.
Determination date 2020-01-15

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Antioquia
County San Luis
Locality Río Claro Natural Reserve
Coordinates (verbatim) 5.88865° N - 74.85503° W
Latitud decimal 5.88865
Longitud decimal -74.85503
Elevation (in meters) 356.0000000000
Collection date 2020-01-15

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Laurales
Family Lauraceae
Genus Nectandra
Scientific name Nectandra

Biological attributes

Plant description Tree up to 25 m & 69 cm DBH; leaning at 50 degrees in umbrella span, angular messy branching from nodes; trunk musculate; dull brown outer bark with horizontal lenticels; orange inner bark, smells sweet/citrus, wood cream; branches brown at maturity and green young stems turning red at peduncles; inflorescences cream in bud, white corollas with granulate textured petals, flowers smell like honey; fruit recepticle green with dull purple at fruit stem, lime green young fruit.
Locality and habit remarks Lowland evergreen rainforest in Magdelana Valley; tree on left side of river off lowest path and leans over the river from rocky outcrop from forest floor full of Ferns, Araceae, Cyclantaceae; canopy tree flowering in opening over river. Follow main path along river South from Rio Claro Nature Reserve Blue Morpho resort.

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Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2026-07-05
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Modified: 2021-08-27 12:39:55

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