Couratari riparia Sandwith

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari riparia Sandwith

  • Collector(s)

    Forest Department of British Guiana F 2835, 31 Dec 1948

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro River between Kangaruma and Amatuk.

  • Description

    Common riparian tree to 8" and 60ft, often leaning over the water - leaves chartaceous or thinly leathery, reticulate inflor. Branches often deciduous when in flower - buds mauve fls. Pink-mauve, very showy - fruit conical, thinly woody pyscidium. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

    Paratype! Field no. F 2835. Record No. 5836

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 680943

    Occurrence ID: 0e1d2d6a-6e2f-4c35-85a3-bb42fb5d3272

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couratari riparia Sandwith
    Note: Seen for a revision of Lecythidaceae in Aug 1972 by G. T. Prance

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Potaro River between Kangaruma and Amatuk

  • Coordinates

    5.31957, -59.2484

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    7371.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of midpoint by measuring between Kangaruma + Amatuk (along Potaro R.); halving distance, finding coord. on shore. Measured from coord. - farthest ext. river segment = linear extent (7.36 km). Input info into MaNIS Georef. Calc. = uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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