Trichilia elegans A.Juss. belongs to the Meliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Trichilia, W. D. Stevens 31278--Paraguay. Edo. Concepcion. Garay Cue. 21 Mar 2011. 240 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Meliaceae
Genus
Trichilia
Specific Epithet
elegans
Authorship
A.Juss.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
3/20/2011
Location
Paraguay, Concepcion
-22.533611, -57.361667
Location Remarks
Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 4 m tall, fruits red-brown, opening to expose black seeds with a bright red aril.
9/16/2006
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona
