Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 20973 with C. Gracie & M. Rothman, 19 Sep 1989

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saül. Route de Bélizon, near to Eaux Claires.

  • Description

    Tree, 45 m x 100 cm. With very high buttresses. Tree in full flower, androecia falling abundantly at 16:15 h. Tree leafless, with signs of new leaves just starting to emerge. Four anterior petals thinner and more constricted at the base than the posterior ones. Claws of anterior petals green on adaxial surface, purple on abaxial surface, the posterior petals purple on outside, green on inside. Ligule greenish-white with dark pink around margin and on inside towards attachment with the hood, the hood pink on inside and around the margin on the outside, the apex white. Flowers and fruits from the ground. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Collection Notes

    See separate fruit collection NY 728883.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 729073

    Occurrence ID: 7f4918c3-0fbd-48d4-a179-e9b1be835553

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couratari guianensis Aubl. det S. A. Mori, 1989

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Saül. Route de Bélizon, near to Eaux Claires.

  • Coordinates

    3.62, -53.2

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