Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Couratari guianensis Aubl.

All Determinations:

Couratari guianensis Aubl. det. S. A. Mori, 1991

Location:

Guyana. Central Demerara Comp. ca. 45 km S of Mabura. Alt. 100m. (328 ft.)

Collector(s):

M. Polak 594 with , 09 Dec 1991

Description:

Tree, 35 m tall x 35 cm above buttresses. Buttresses (0.4)1.5-2.5 x 0.4-1.5 x 0.05 m. Bark red-brown to dark brown, cracked, lenticellate, scaly on few places. Cracks vertical, 1-10 x 0.1-0.2 cm. Lenticels round to elongate, 1-3 x 1-1.5 mm, scattered or in vertical rows (finally forming cracks). Scales rectangular to irregular, thin-papery, 1-5 x 1-2 x 0.1 cm. Dead bark 2-layered, outer 0.5 mm black, inner 1-2 mm light brown, Living bark light pink-brown, 5 mm thick, very fibrous, easily peeling, with strong linseed oil scent. Sapwood light brown. Leaves yellow-brown below. Fruits green, brown-lenticellate. Lid dark brown with light brown lenticels. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Mixed forest. With Vriola michelii, Emmotum sp., Goupia glabra, Enterolobium sp. (Devil's ear), Couratari guianensis, Chlorocardium rodiei. On brown sand.

Feature Notes:

Separate: wood, fruits, slides bark, slash.

Other:

Collection Notes: See herbarium sheet NY 729045.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 728933
GUID: afd81a27-aa5f-48f8-a193-224d8815a02e

Map:

Coordinates: (5.25, -58.75)

Distribution:

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