Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Collector(s)

    A. C. Smith 2868, 08 Jan 1938-22 Jan 1938

  • Location

    Guyana. Basin of Shodikar Creek (Essequibo tributary).

  • Habitat

    Dense forest. Fairly abundant locally.

  • Description

    Tree, 35 m x 100-150 cm. Petals cream white. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    Collected under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History Terry-Holden Expedition, with the collaboration of the New York Botanical Garden

  • Specimen Notes

    Two sheets at NY (NY 229680); fruit separate at NY (NY229714)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229714

    Occurrence ID: 700285bf-58ad-4f37-ae70-98272d762761

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. det G. T. Prance, 1973
    Note: seen for a revision of Lecythidaceae

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