Bonnetia paniculata Spruce ex Benth. belongs to the Bonnetiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Bonnetiaceae
Genus
Bonnetia
Specific Epithet
paniculata
Authorship
Spruce ex Benth.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
9/15/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Canopy tree to 25 m tall, 30 cm DBH. Old, dried capsules dark brown.
10/16/2006
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo M.
Notes
Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. Árbol 12 m, frutos marrones.
9/19/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree to 15 m tall, 25 cm DBH. Very common on mixed sand-clay soil at this site. Sympodial branching. Corolla light lemon-yellow to white. Anthers yellow. Ovary green. Old fruits brown.