Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. de Bruijn 1561, 03 Mar 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, 44 m x 47 cm (at 2.75 m), first branches at 14 m. Buttresses, wide-spreaded crown. Bark fissured, medium brown. Wood creamy-white. Branches reddish-brown. Leaves coriaceous, smooth, glossy medium green above, dull and paler green beneath. Old fruit (1) dark brown. Wood at the base with cerambycidae. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Wood samples taken at 20 and 22 m (L.N.P.F.C. 61).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 728827

    Occurrence ID: 236b3655-5eba-4ba5-906d-77936bce7e08

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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.

  • Coordinates

    6.92, -74.25

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