Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    M. Polak 115 with A. R. A. Görts v. Rijn, R. B. Balkissoon, S. Roberts & H. Steinecke, 29 Oct 1990

  • Location

    Guyana. Port Kaituma.

  • Description

    Tree, ca. 20 m high. Base buttressed. Buttresses steep/strongly spreading at base, ca. 15 cm thick. Bark dark brown, reddish brown when young, thin scaly, flaky, faintly longitudinally cracked. Fruits dark brown with light brown lenticels; light brown lenticels on the cup. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    See separate herbarium sheet NY 729048.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 728905

    Occurrence ID: 4fd44ce7-475b-416e-b4b4-3d056b025c73

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couratari guianensis Aubl. det S. A. Mori, 1991
    Note: Originally det as such by J. C. Lindeman, 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Port Kaituma.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.75, -60.12

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