Kielmeyera marauensis | Dried Botanical ID

Name and publication

Kielmeyera marauensis Saddi, Kew Bull. 39(4): 737 (1984).

Description

Fruit segments of of pau-santo are known as “triangle pods” in the potpourri trade. Capsules are trigonous, glabrous, and deshiscent, 8-28 cm long x 2-5 cm wide. The exterior of the three segments/capsule are dark brown (in the native state) and verrucose; the interior is beige and reddish-brown (in the native state), striate with a central rib. The overall appearance of a segment is of a low canoe.

Nativity and distribution

Kielmeyera marauensis is native to Brazil.

Family

Clusiaceae (alt. Guttiferae)

fruit segments, exterior (top) and interior (bottom); photo © The Lebermuth Company, Inc.	fruit segments, dyed red; photo by Indira Singh
fruit segments, dyed red, exterior (top) and interior (bottom); photo by Lyndon Photography	fruit segments, dyed green, exterior (top) and interior (bottom); photo by Lyndon Photography