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Coronillo

Bellucia pentamera

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

medium size tree, flowers open white, then fade

Habitat:

edge of tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this along the trail to Hornoyaco falls, near Mocoa, at the start of the Amazon basin.

Species ID Suggestions

Coronillo

Bellucia pentamera

Reference Link
Sckel
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Comments (7)
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the ID kel, you have helped, though I'm not sure who Hernandez is.
Sckel
Espero que pude haber ayudado, Hernández, amigo mío
Dan Doucette
I've added a couple of pics to this to show a pristine flower and what it looks like after they fall off, first and second photos.
Dan Doucette
Yes, you're right. That should narrow down the ID a bit.
Sckel
seems a cauliflory

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PublishedMay 27, 2013

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