Myrtaceae Siphoneugena dussii (Krug & Urban) Proenca

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Gland
• Midrib
• Lamina leaf blade
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Leaf parts
• Leaf blade glands etc
• Gland dots
• Leaf
• Plant parts
• Midrib upper surface

Places where this species can be found :

• Grand Etang - GRENADA
• Mount Qua Qua - GRENADA

Species information

Description
lvs to 10cm, apex acute-acuminate, midrib prominent; infls v. short racemose with c. 10 flowers, persistent bracts; 75-100 stamens; fts 1cm globose, purplish, soft edible.

Interest
First records for Grenada of this rare plant from northern S. America.

Specimen information

Collection Date
14/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
512

Location
On rim of crater lake along path to Mount Qua Qua.

Notes
Tree 9 m tall, 15 cm dbh. BARK: smooth, conspicuous guava-like curvy scales. SLASH: hard, fibrous, outer layer dark brown, inner layer yellow, sapwood orange, no smell. LEAVES: margin recurved; US midrib prominant; LS midrib only prominant at base. FRUIT: green, imm. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper =143A, below=144A)

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.060000 N   Longitude: 61.420000 W   Altitude: 600