R. Aguinda

Creator(s):
  • Mendkhuu Enkhbayar : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Photographer
  • Matisia Bonpl., Ecuador, R. Aguinda 1562, F
    Photographer: Mendkhuu Enkhbayar : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Matisia Bonpl., Ecuador, R. Aguinda 1562, F
Current Determination: Matisia Bonpl.
Family: Bombacaceae
Location: Ecuador: Sucumbios
Locality: Eastern slopes of the Andes, ca. 10 km south of the Ecuador-Colombia border, old
Coordinates: 0.1803 -77.4972
Elevation: 450
Habitat/Microhabitat: Foothills of the Andes near the Colombian border. 40m tall lowland forest on gentle ridgeslopes with clay soils.
Additional data: Common midstory tree. Sterile. Deciduous.

Collector(s): R. Aguinda
Collection Date: 5 August 2001
Catalog Subset: Seed Plants
Catalog Project: Rapid Reference Collection, Rapid Inventory Plants
EMu IRN: 324449
OccurenceID: a26c8840-679e-43a8-a5f7-dd82bd2852c1

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