Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45320, 07 Sep 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin, Kukui River, near Adaro River mouth.

  • Habitat

    Frequent in fluvial forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 40 m x 100 cm. above plant buttresses. Plank buttresses 4 m high x 1 m deep x 10 cm thick; lvs in bud only; profuse flowers; calyx reddish, petals white within, marked with red without; the one outermost in bud dark reddish without, lighter within; staminal apparatus and corolla caducous, greenish-white at base, margin and claw dark red shading to deep cerise, incoiled portion which shades to white on lobes of outer part. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 729044

    Occurrence ID: 5c406a5c-0444-49c8-844d-130fec15942a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couratari guianensis Aubl. det G. T. Prance, 1972

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni River Basin, Kukui River, near Adaro River mouth.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

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