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Collector Svenning, J.-C.
Number 159
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
County  
Locality Mainly old-growth tropical rain forest, near the Yasuní Scientific Station
Coordinates 0° 40' S 76° 23' W
Minimum elevation (m) 208
Maximum elevation (m) 250
Start date 1995/10/06
End date 1995/10/08
Family Rubiaceae
Identification Duroia hirsuta K.Schum.
Determined by Svenning, J.-C. (AAU), 1995
Identification qualifier  
Field notes "Understory tree with formicarias. The ants create a clearing around the tree. This is the reason for the common name ""el arból rey"" (informant: Antonio Días, topographer). The ants have a pleasant lemon-like taste."

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