Family: Urticaceae
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Pourouma lawrancei Standl
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Pourouma bicolor subsp. bicolorDet.E00212894 1986Naturalis,Naturalis Biodiversity Center (U)
Isotype of Pourouma bicolor subsp. bicolor
Collector/Expedition: Lawrence, Alexander E.
Collection number: 727
Collection date: 31st March 1933
Country/Territory: Colombia:Boyacá
Collecting locality: Colombia:Departamento de Boyacá:El Numbo:130 miles due north of Bagota.
Habitat: Forested fronts near water.
Description: Height 40-50 ft. Diameter 8-12 inches. Flower slightly fleshy white with brown stamens. Flower is of no particular shape at all. Flowering stems. Flower unfurls from a sheath. Black staining substance is contained in stem and innner bark. This could have been easily missed.
Miscellaneous notes: Wood used in hut construction.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00212894
Herbarium region: 17 (W. Tropical South America)
Number of sheets: 1
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