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5597 Gardinia Clusiaceae x4
Tree 10m, 12cm dbh bark dark grey flaking.
Yellow sap from slash. Wood cream. Fruits
Green-brown striped. Yg shows green. Fits 4.5 cm
drawn, 4 seeds, yellow in gm flesh.
5598 Mesna Clusiaceae x=8
Tree 10m, 15cm dbh bark light gray, slightly
fissured, wood white-cream. Lvs stiffly
Gemaceceous. Fruits to 6 cm dbw, ped buff-brown,
flaking. Exuding yellow sap with hardens. Mexican
5-8 mm thick, slightly springy, exuding yellow sap.
Taste white, thick. Seed green. Camentree i
area.
5599 Medinilla Melastomataceae XI
Climbs on thorns. Petals white, anthers purple
and white. Fruits green w/ orange color remnants.
Seed mmew 3x1mm, white. Both flaking, smooth
light red-brown. Yg lvs fluttering slightly purple.
5600 Ararusa Euphorbiaceae XI
Tree, 1.8m. Bark smooth grey-brown. Fits
starting to split, 4cm long, matte purple. Sepals
above 2-3 hrs: dark green, slightly bulbot