Catalogue no.:	V-1136451
Taxon:	Pithecellobium excelsum (Kunth) Mart.
Label:	Pithecellobium excelsum
Family:	Fabaceae
Collector:	E. Bjerrum Madsen
Collector no.:	84371
Date:	1988 10 25
Country:	Ecuador
Province:	Manabí
Locality:	Manta. Just E of Tarqui, 2-3 km from Rio Manta
Habitat:	Dry scrub on coastal dunes. Growing on top of dune
Attributes:	Dense shrub, 2.5 m. Corolla green to dark red, stamens pale yellow. Fruits red, seeds shining black with a white aril. Old pods brown
Coordinates:	latDD 0-0.93333; longDD 0-80.75