AAU Herbarium Database

New Search   Modify Search

Collector Nabe-Nielsen, J.
Number 287
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
County  
Locality The Yasuní National Park. Liana diversity plot no. 1, humid ridge-side
Coordinates 0° 40' s 76° 24' w
Minimum elevation (m) 240
Maximum elevation (m) 240
Start date 1996/07/11
End date 1996/07/21
Family Rhamnaceae
Identification Gouania colombiana Suess.
Determined by Burnham, R. (MICH), 2000.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Climbing liana, 0.6 cm thick, climbing on a 1.8 cm thick host tree. Twines clockwise, and later counterclockwise on the same host plant. Greenish under the bark, no smell or latex from stem cuts. Has unpaired tendril-like hooks around the host tree.

This record

New Search   Modify Search