Diospyros lasiocalyx (Mart.) B. Walln.

Ebenaceae

Collection NumberStevens, W. D 31145
CollectorsW.D. Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, O.M. Montiel J., C. Davidson & S. Christoph
Identified ByB. Wallnöfer (W) 2018
SourceS. Christoph
Date17 March 2011
CountryParaguay
departmentAmambay
LocationParque Nacional Cerro Corá, Aceite-í, camino Sereno; forest and cerrado. 265 m elev.
Lat/LongS 22 39 29 W 056 02 13
NoteShrub 1 m tall, no visible sap, fruits green, hard, 8-locular, 1 (0) seed per locule, when ripe seeds with a thick translucent white aril, aril sweet and aromatic.

Local Habitat

2.4km distance

LocationParaguay, Edo. Amambay, Parque Nacional Cerro Cor , area of monument, near quebrada., S 22 38 37 W 056 01 10
Date15 March 2011
EcologyCerrado/forest transition.
CommentThis clearwing moth is a possible pollinator of Matayba (Stevens 31080).