Couratari gloriosa Sandwith

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari gloriosa Sandwith

  • Collector(s)

    M. Polak 320, 03 Jun 1991

  • Location

    Guyana. Near fieldstation of Tropenbos Ecological Reserve, ca. 20 km S of Mabura Hill.

  • Habitat

    Below parent tree. In Mora excelsa forest with Pterocarpus officinalis, Macrolobium sp.

  • Description

    Seedlings, to 15 cm high. Plants light green. Stem flattened, 4-6 mm wide, 1-2(-3) mm thick, triangular in cross-secion, usually constricted at 2.5-4 cm below the leaves, narrower and slightly winged above that point. Leaves spreading. Veins sunken above, prominent below.

  • Specimen Notes

    Separate: old fruits; slides [U]. See Fruit Collection

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00682163

    Occurrence ID: 84fc8033-ea3f-4954-8ba5-35c39f16700f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couratari gloriosa Sandwith det M. Polak, 1991
    Note: S. Mori !

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Near fieldstation of Tropenbos Ecological Reserve, ca. 20 km S of Mabura Hill.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.25, -58.75

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