Wood and bark - Specimen details

Wood and bark - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 79117

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Plant Name 57.02 LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE Caesalpinia velutina Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Wood and bark Vernacular Name
Iso Country Guatemala TDWG Region Guatemala
Parts Held Wood and bark Geography Description Motagua Valley, Guatamala
Uses Wood and barkUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor Lewis GP Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Lewis GP, Hughes CE Collector No 1713
Collection Notes Collection Date 12/02/1989
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: SEE HERBARIUM COLLECTIONx0Dx0ACollecting notes: Guatamala: Motagua Valley, 1km W of town of San José de Zacapa, S side of valley.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0ARoadside tree in cultivated landx0Dx0Ax0Dx0ATree to 8 m, DBH 17cm; bark greyish, flaking in woody flakes to reveal creamish -orangish, under bark. Slash whitish, wood hard, white. Some patches of bark smooth, greenish. Young flush foliage mid-green, softly pubescent. Flowers very attractively scented with a delciate yet heady perfume with a slight lemony scent. Lower calyx lobe cucullate, , fimbriate, acting as the lip of an orchid flower. Lateral petals held back from lower calyx lobe. Other trees in locality in fruit and others with old foliage. Several insects (including Xylocopa bee) and one hummingbird in attendence at 3.15 pm.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0AWOO, D SAMPLEx0Dx0APHOTOGRAPHSx0Dx0AFLOWERS FIXED IN FAAx0Dx0ADUPLICATES: BANSEFOR

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