Couratari riparia Sandwith
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Filed As
Lecythidaceae
Couratari riparia Sandwith -
Collector(s)
Forest Department of British Guiana F 2835, 31 Dec 1948
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Location
Guyana. Potaro River between Kangaruma and Amatuk.
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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.
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Specimen Notes
Paratype! Field no. F 2835. Record No. 5836
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 680943
Occurrence ID: 0e1d2d6a-6e2f-4c35-85a3-bb42fb5d3272
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Lecythidaceae
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All Determinations
Couratari riparia Sandwith
Note: Seen for a revision of Lecythidaceae in Aug 1972 by G. T. Prance
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Region
South America
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Country
Guyana
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Locality
Potaro River between Kangaruma and Amatuk
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Coordinates
5.31957, -59.2484
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
7371.57
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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.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Couratari riparia Sandwith