Saurauia Willd. belongs to the Actinidiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 15 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 8 countries.
Saurauia--Costa Rica. Highway La Quinta to La Paz Waterfall. 1 Mch 02..jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Actinidiaceae
Genus
Saurauia
Authorship
Willd.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
1/1/1900
Location
Costa Rica
10.136111, -83.971944
Location Remarks
Puntar Los Charcos de Osa
Collectors
No collectors specified
2/11/2005
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 3.5 m tall; flowers whtie; fruits green.
10/11/2006
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, Carlos Mateo, J. Mateo M.
Notes
Bosque remanente en borde de quebrada. Arbolito 3 m, flores blancos.
11/14/1976
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Sud Yungas
-16.316667, -67.783333
Location Remarks
Sud Yungas; road from Chulumani to Unduavi via Pte Villa; ca. 12.5 km E of Unduavi and 35.4 km W of Pte Villa. Steep slope, shady roadbank in the forest. Humid montane subtropical forest.
Collectors
2/16/2012
Location
Mexico, Chiapas
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Manuel Martinez Melendez, Angelita Lopez-Cruz, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Árbol 4-5 m.
3/11/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 5 m tall; flowers white.
9/19/2010
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (San Juan Chamula)
16.758861, -92.681194
Location Remarks
Reserva Protegida Huitepec (Cerro de Huitepec).
Collectors
Ruben Martínez-Camilo, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
8/17/2004
Location
Ecuador, Napo
-0.096111, -77.816667
Location Remarks
Along road from Baeza to Lago Agrio, 10 km SE of Manuel Galindo.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Shrub 3 m tall; flowers white.
9/18/2003
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
35.421500, 23.646333
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
3/24/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 4-5 m tall; petals white; stamens yellow.
2/15/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 3 m tall; flowers white.
2/13/2005
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 3 m tall; fruits green.
11/8/2015
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province, Wailevu district)
-16.645028, 179.203722
Location Remarks
Waisali Rainforest Reserve c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu on Cross Island Road; then southwest and downhill on a abandoned former logging road, now eroding. Much disturbance but an interesting understory persists. 420-460 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Gregory M. Plunkett, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Small tree, well branched, 3-4 m tall, in forest and at edge of logging road.
11/6/2012
Location
Thailand, Chiang Mai
18.831167, 98.889500
Location Remarks
Doi Suthep Pui National Park. Doi Pui Nature Trail. 1669 m elev.
Collectors
Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Voradol Chamchumroon, Nikhom Ritphet, S. Sirimongkol
Notes
Treelet 1 m.
9/14/2007
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
Small tree 5 m tall. Leaves densely pubescent with brown hairs. Corolla white.
