Family: Lauraceae
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Pleurothyrium bracteatum van der Werff
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Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Pleurothyrium bracteatum van der WerffFideE00259477van der Werff, H. 1989Missouri Botanical Garden,Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
Isotype of Pleurothyrium bracteatum van der Werff
Collector/Expedition: Lawrence, Alexander E.
Collection number: 619
Collection date: 19th February 1933
Country/Territory: Colombia:Boyacá
Collecting locality: Colombia:Departamento de Boyacá:El Humbo, 130 miles due north of Bogota
Habitat: High forest
Description: Tree 70-80 ft, 3-4 ft diameter; flowers slight odour, greenish white with six petals and stamens and stamens are in form of a button. Backs of flower stems are covered with tiny hairs coloured burnt sienna. Wood is soft.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00259477
Herbarium region: 17 (W. Tropical South America)
Number of sheets: 1
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