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Rhizophoraceae Cassipourea guianensis Aublet

Rhizophoraceae Cassipourea guianensis
| | © W.D. Hawthorne

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Specimen information

Collection Date
14/06/2001

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

Specimen Number
501

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

Notes
Tree 8 m tall, multi-stemmed from base. BARK: semi-smooth with patches of white lenticellate lumps, conspicuous horizontal loops 8 cm apart. SLASH: soft, brittle, fibrous, outer layer red, inner layer rings of dark and pale orange. LEAVES: US waxy, midrib slightly prominant; LS midrib and secs prominant, tertiaries darker green. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper =147A, below=146B)

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