Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Lecythis pisonis Cambess.

All Determinations:

Lecythis pisonis Cambess. det. S. A. Mori, 1986
Note: "pubescent hypanthium"

Lecythis pisonis subsp. usitata (Miers) S.A.Mori & Prance

Location:

Brazil. Pará. Approx. 30-35 km from Tucuri; 25 km on old BR 422, then 5-10 km E on old railroad bed.

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 1116 with R. Callejas, M. G. da Silva, E. L. Taylor, C. Rosario, M. R. dos Santos, 31 Oct 1981

Description:

Tree 10 m. corolla purplish-white, androecial hood purple, staminodes and stems yellow, ovary red with yellow stigma. Buds rose. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Identifiers:

GUID: 5853c3f0-e4ef-4d16-8869-cdb3bb040723

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012 (Unable to find the precise location of "old BR-422" mentioned in the locality description because this road is partially submerged. The construction of the Tucuruí Dam, which spans across Rio Tocantins in Tucuruí, Pará, caused the area south of the Dam to become flooded and a new highway BR-422 was constructed to the west of the old flooded BR-422 (La Rovere, E.L. and Mendes, F.E. 2000. TucuruÌ Hydropower Complex, Brazil, A WCD case study prepared as an input to the World Commission on Dams, Cape Town, www.dams.org. Accessed: 14 November 2013). Because of the inability to locate the submerged road, georeferenced to 25 km. south of the geographic center of the city of Tucuruí (if continuing 5 - 10 km. east, the site would be completely submerged underwater). Using Google Maps - Satellite View, located the city of Tucuruí in Para, Brazil. Used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates of the approximate geographic center of the city. Used Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to find linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the approximate farthest extent of the city of Tucuruí. To find the 25 km. south offset: input coordinates, linear extent linear extent (12326.9 m.), offset direction (S), offset distance (25000 m.), measurement error (.1 m.), and distance precision (100 m.) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius (according to Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Offset: Offset at a heading).)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 26469.7
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-3.99065, -49.6736)

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