Couratari multiflora (Sm.) Eyma
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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.
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Family
Lecythidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Emergent trees, to 42 m tall, buttressed. Bark red, peeling in long, thin strips, the outer bark ca. 1 mm thick, the inner bark 2-3 mm thick, pink, finely laminated. Leaves: petioles 25-30 mm long; blades elliptic, 8-9 x 4 cm, chartaceous, glabrous, with 8-9 pairs of secondary veins, the tertiary veins reticulate, the areoles 2-3 mm diam.; base acute; apex acuminate; margins crenulate toward apex, the teeth widely separate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, racemes, these often fasciculate; pedicels 15-25 mm long. Flowers when leaves absent; calyx of 6, ovate, rounded lobes ca. 2 mm long; petals oblong, 15-22 mm long, pink; androecial hood pink, ca. 25-30 mm long, the exterior rugose but without echinate appendages; staminal ring with 30-35 stamens inserted in 2 rows extending slightly up ligule; hypanthium glabrous. Fruits smallest of genus in area, cylindrical, 4-6 (excluding stipe) x 2-3.5 cm, the pericarp thin, coriaceous, ca. 0.5-1 mm thick.
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Discussion
Phenology. Flowers from Jan to Mar and fruits from Jul to Nov. Common names. Tauarí, tauarí amarelo, tauarí branco. Comments. This species is characterized by its (1) bark that peels in long, thin strips, (2) deciduous, relatively small leaves with relatively long petioles, and (3) thin-walled, relatively small fruits.
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Distribution
Habitat. Terra firme. The 100 hectare plot contains 24 individuals of this species >10 cm dbh.
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