Couroupita nicaraguarensis DC.
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Filed As
Lecythidaceae
Couroupita nicaraguarensis DC. -
Collector(s)
W. D. Stevens 6478, 15 Feb 1978
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Location
Nicaragua. Chontales. Ca. 16.2 km N of Hwy 7 on road to Cuapa, along Quebrada La Puerta near Río de Cuapa.
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Habitat
Disturbed gallery forest.
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Description
Tall tree. Cauliflorous, inflorescence ascending to pendent, rubbery, flower buds yellow with red tint, open flowers yellow except anthers orange, fragrant, turning blue when bruised. Fruits hard. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 728626
Occurrence ID: f8dafc79-e0f6-4d97-be49-abafaf9ed95a
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Lecythidaceae
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All Determinations
Couroupita nicaraguarensis DC. det S. A. Mori, 1982
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Region
Central America
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Country
Nicaragua
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State/Province
Chontales
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Locality
Ca. 16.2 km N of Hwy 7 on road to Cuapa, along Quebrada La Puerta near Río de Cuapa
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Elevation
Alt. 200 - 220 m. (656 - 722 ft.)
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Coordinates
12.23, -85.4
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Distribution
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Couroupita nicaraguarensis DC.