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Collection Details

Species: Gurania insolita Cogn.

Cucurbitaceae Gurania insolita Cogn.
A. K. Neill , J. P. Janovec, P. Centeno 3308-P


Collection Date: 10 October 2001
Determined By: A. K. Neill
Determination Date: 1 January 2003
Institution: BRIT

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Locality

Continent: South America

Country: Peru

Region: Madre de Díos

Subregion: Tambopata Province

Closest Town: Puerto Maldonado

Locality Description: Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios River, ca. 7.0 km upriver from mouth of Río Los Amigos. Trocha Castañal.

Locality Site Specific: Trocha Castañal.

DD Latitude: -12.57

DD Longitude: -70.1

Elevation: 270-270 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Lowland tropical to subtropical moist forest. Upland terrace forest, from sloped terrain to flat terrace.

Soil Description: Soil sandy, clay.

Habitat: Terra Firme Forest , Terrestrial

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Female flowers cauliflorous on fasiculated peduncle, arising 5 m above ground from large liana 8.5 cm diam. Two large lianas, climbing to 22 m. Stem green-tan, striped and fissured, peeling in tan strips. Calyx coral-scarlet, corolla yellow-gold. NOTE: This specimen may have been distributed under a collection number (3329) that was accidentally duplicated, thus collection number now appended with a "-P."

Habit: Liana

Other Data

Research Site: Los Amigos Conservation Concession & Biological Station

Project: Los Amigos Botany