Gustavia augusta L.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Gustavia augusta L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. F. Smith 513 with B. Kahn & A. M. Shuhler, 02 Oct 1985

  • Location

    Peru. Madre de Dios. 300-400 m down the Swamp Trail, Explorer's Inn, near the confluence of Río Tambopata & Río La Torre, 39 km SW of Puerto Maldonado.

  • Habitat

    Lowland terra firme forest plot.

  • Description

    Tree, 20 m. Flowers white with numerous stamens; filaments white, anthers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Collection Notes

    This collection has pedicel 2-3X longer than other collections of this species and could represent a new species.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 715456

    Occurrence ID: 788ee6c3-9430-49b4-be4b-b793487ef4ad

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gustavia augusta L. det S. A. Mori, 1986

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • Locality

    300-400 m down the Swamp Trail, Explorer's Inn, near the confluence of Río Tambopata & Río La Torre, 39 km SW of Puerto Maldonado

  • Coordinates

    -12.83, -69.33

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