Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Gustavia augusta L.

All Determinations:

Gustavia augusta L. det. S. A. Mori, 1996

Location:

Venezuela. Amazonas. Alto Orinoco. La Esmeralda, approx. 200 m SW of La Esmeralda, between airstrip and the Río Orinoco, by the wayside approx. 10 m from the riverbank. Alt. 120 m. (394 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. Zimmermann with , 17 Dec 1994

Description:

Tree, 13 m x 20 cm. cauliflorous, leaves clustered at twig ends, both sides dark-gree, flowers approx. 12 cm diameter, flower buds and open flowers present, corolla white, filamentes white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Feature Notes:

Flowers inhabited by ants, small ant-nests between the leaves

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 715582
GUID: bb5133ac-bfb5-47d2-8a14-9b2025f76502

Map:

Coordinates: (3.17, -65.55)

Distribution:

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