Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 23739

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Plant Name 144.00 PROTEACEAE Oreocallis grandiflora Entry Book Number 2.1973
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Peru TDWG Region Peru
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Peru, Abancay Province, Apurimac Dept.
Uses WoodUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
Storage Woods size A Related Items
Donor Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Iltis HH, Ugent D Collector No 655
Collection Notes Collection Date 19/12/1962
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: Fls. in very showy infl. dark rose-red. Small trees, mostly from old bases, 2 to 3 m tall. Common. Very steep, damp moss-lichen covered cloud forest of large shrubs and stunted small trees with mostly evergreen leaves (A secondary community, heavily disturbed by grazing & cutting) now being converted to field (55 degrees !) With Embothrium grandiflorum (Proteaceae), Gaultheria brachybotrys, Eupatorium spp., Baccharis buxifolia, etc. At 18 km from Abancay on Cuzco road, ca 6 km. NNW (by air)., Map included.
Determinations:144.00 PROTEACEAE Oreocallis grandiflora (Lamarck) R. Brown
    144.00 PROTEACEAE Embothrium grandiflorum Lam.

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