Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. de Bruijn 1533, 28 Nov 1967

  • Location

    Colombia. Border between Departamentos Antioquia and Bolivar.. Confluence of the rivers Ité and Tamar into the river Cimitarra, ± 38 km W of Barrancabermeja.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 64 m x 84 cm (at 3 m). First branches at 42 m. Buttresses up to 2.85 m high. Tree with cylindrical bole and spreaded crown. Bark shallowly fissured, greyish-brown, diam. bark 1.8 cm. Branches grey. Leaves coriaceous, glossy, smooth mediuim to dark green abvoe, dull, rough and paler green beneather. Old fruiuts greyish-brown. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Woodsamples taken at 3 and 6 m (L.N.P.F.C. 44).

  • Collection Notes

    See separate fruit collection NY 728879

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 728826

    Occurrence ID: 72af91a9-c229-4555-bc33-c9a279d50e91

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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

    Colombia

  • Locality

    Border between Departamentos Antioquia and Bolivar.. Confluence of the rivers Ité and Tamar into the river Cimitarra, ± 38 km W of Barrancabermeja.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.92, -74.25

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