Monographs Details:
Authority:
Mori, S. A. & Lepsch da Cunha, Nadia M. 1995. The Lecythidaceae of a central Amazonian moist forest. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 75: 1-55.
Mori, S. A. & Lepsch da Cunha, Nadia M. 1995. The Lecythidaceae of a central Amazonian moist forest. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 75: 1-55.
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Lecythidaceae
Description:
Species Description - Canopy trees, to 32 m tall, unbuttressed. Bark smooth, with vertically oriented lenticels and occasional hoop marks, the outer bark 1-2 mm thick, the inner bark 5-15 mm thick, orangish to reddish brown, less frequently recorded as yellow. Leaves: petioles 6-11 mm long; blades elliptic to widely elliptic, 7.5-11 (-17) x 4-6(-9) cm, chartaceous, glabrous, with 6-10 pairs of lateral veins; base obtuse to acute; apex usually short acuminate, sometimes long acuminate. Inflorescences terminal or ramiflorous, simple racemes; pedicels ca. 20 mm long, gradually tapering into hypanthium, glabrous. Flowers 4.5-6 cm diam.; calyx-lobes 6, separate or slightly imbricate, green, 2-4 x 3-5.5 mm; petals 6, white; androecial hood white to light yellow on outside, yellow on inside, the staminal ring with 70-120 stamens; ovary 2-locular, the style 3 mm long. Fruits, very broadly turbinate, 3.5-6 (excluding operculum) x 3.5-6 cm, the calycine ring inserted near apex, with persistent, woody, triangular shaped calyx-lobes, the pericarp ca. 5 mm thick; operculum umbonate. Seeds ca. 22 x 15 mm, with distinct lateral aril.
Species Description - Canopy trees, to 32 m tall, unbuttressed. Bark smooth, with vertically oriented lenticels and occasional hoop marks, the outer bark 1-2 mm thick, the inner bark 5-15 mm thick, orangish to reddish brown, less frequently recorded as yellow. Leaves: petioles 6-11 mm long; blades elliptic to widely elliptic, 7.5-11 (-17) x 4-6(-9) cm, chartaceous, glabrous, with 6-10 pairs of lateral veins; base obtuse to acute; apex usually short acuminate, sometimes long acuminate. Inflorescences terminal or ramiflorous, simple racemes; pedicels ca. 20 mm long, gradually tapering into hypanthium, glabrous. Flowers 4.5-6 cm diam.; calyx-lobes 6, separate or slightly imbricate, green, 2-4 x 3-5.5 mm; petals 6, white; androecial hood white to light yellow on outside, yellow on inside, the staminal ring with 70-120 stamens; ovary 2-locular, the style 3 mm long. Fruits, very broadly turbinate, 3.5-6 (excluding operculum) x 3.5-6 cm, the calycine ring inserted near apex, with persistent, woody, triangular shaped calyx-lobes, the pericarp ca. 5 mm thick; operculum umbonate. Seeds ca. 22 x 15 mm, with distinct lateral aril.
Discussion:
Phenology. Flowers from Aug to Oct and fruits from Sep to Nov. Common name. Ripeiro branco, which probably refers to the light-colored trunk. Comments. This species is characterized by its (1) smooth, light-colored bark, (2) leaves that dry with all orders of venation on both surfaces salient, (3) relatively long pedicels that gradually taper into the hypanthium, and (4) very broadly turbinate fruits with enlarged, woody calyx-lobes.
Phenology. Flowers from Aug to Oct and fruits from Sep to Nov. Common name. Ripeiro branco, which probably refers to the light-colored trunk. Comments. This species is characterized by its (1) smooth, light-colored bark, (2) leaves that dry with all orders of venation on both surfaces salient, (3) relatively long pedicels that gradually taper into the hypanthium, and (4) very broadly turbinate fruits with enlarged, woody calyx-lobes.
Distribution:
Brazil South America| Bolivia South America| Peru South America| Ecuador South America| Colombia South America| Venezuela South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| French Guiana South America|
Brazil South America| Bolivia South America| Peru South America| Ecuador South America| Colombia South America| Venezuela South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| French Guiana South America|