Pekea butyrosa Aubl.

  • Authority

    Prance, Ghillean T. & Frietas Da Silva, Marlene. 1973. Caryocaraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 12: 1-75. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Caryocaraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pekea butyrosa Aubl.

  • Type

    TYPE. Aublet s n, French Guiana, fruit only (BM).

  • Synonyms

    Rhizobolus butyrosus (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel., Caryocar butyrosum (Aubl.) Willd.

  • Discussion

    This species was described from a mixed collection. I have been unable to locate type material for the leaves of this species. However, the fruit is in the carpological collection of the British Museum. The leaves figured by Aublet are 5-foliolate and consequently do not belong to the Caryocaraceae. The fruit is that of Caryocar villosum, a species with a distinctive fruit with a hard persistent mesocarp that envelops the endocarp spines. The fruit at the British Museum matches Aublet’s drawing well, and the flowers, which are not accurately drawn, are also those of C. villosum.

  • Distribution

    French Guiana South America|