Couepia williamsii J.F.Macbr.
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Authority
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Ll. Williams 2975, Peru, Loreto, fl (holotype, F).
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Description
Description - Small tree. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 9.0-17.0 cm long, 2.5-5.0 cm broad, cuneate to subcuneate at base, abruptly acuminate at apex, with acumen 12.0-22.0 mm long, glabrous above, densely appressed-lanate beneath; primary veins 12-15 pairs, prominent beneath; midrib prominent above; petioles 5.0-7.0 mm long, with a few stiff erect hairs, shallowly canaliculate above, with two inconspicuous glands at lamina base. Stipules to 3.0 mm long, linear, caducous. Inflorescences terminal and axillary few-flowered racemes, the rachis sparsely puberulous. Bracts and bracteoles to 3.0 mm long, early caducous. Receptacle slender and tubular, 14.0-19.0 mm long, curved, glabrous on exterior or with a few appressed hairs, glabrous within except for deflexed hairs at throat; pedicels 3.0-5.0 mm long. Calyx lobes rounded. Petals 5, white, ciliate on margins. Stamens ca 70, inserted in a complete circle. Ovary villous. Style pubescent for two thirds its length. Fruit globose, ca 6.5 mm in diameter; epicarp glabrous, verrucose; mesocarp thick, fleshy; endocarp thin, fragile, granular, glabrous within.
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Discussion
Flowering August to November.
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Distribution
Forest on non-flooded and periodically flooded ground in western Amazonia.
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