Lecythis chartacea O.Berg

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Lecythis chartacea O.Berg

  • Collector(s)

    R. J. Evans 1979 with G. Lewis, E. Klass & M. Wegman, 20 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Suriname. Sipaliwini. N side of Kuruni Island, E of trail from airstrip to N branch of Kuruni River around island, ca. 30 airline km E of confluence on Corantijn River.

  • Habitat

    Slightly disturbed primary lowland moist forest (some larger trees removed over much of island during construction of airstrip ca. 30 years ago).

  • Description

    Tree, 35 m tall. a few older flowers encountered, calyx yellowish-green, corolla absent; fruit mostly immature, immature fruit green, tough, surrounded by tough receptacle which dries hard, brown with maturity. Old fruits collected off ground beneath tree. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    See fruit collection.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00689821

    Occurrence ID: 0ef3caa3-2dd4-42a3-967e-45b2ff3fc1b5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lecythis chartacea O.Berg det R. L. Liesner, 1995
    Note: Conf. S. Mori, 1977

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Suriname

  • State/Province

    Sipaliwini

  • Locality

    N side of Kuruni Island, E of trail from airstrip to N branch of Kuruni River around island, ca. 30 airline km E of confluence on Corantijn River.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 180 m. (591 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.37, -57.3433

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