Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. T. Knudsen 135, 23 May 1991

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. San Carlos INIAP station, 3 km after take koff to the right at km 30 on the road Coca-Lago Agrio.

  • Habitat

    In cacao plantation.

  • Description

    Large tree to 30 m high. Cauliflorous inflorescences to 2 m long. Petals red to dark red on upper surface, yellow on lower surface, becoming red towards base. Staminal ring with stamens-staminodes cream coloured, projections-staminodes in the hood dark red becoming yellow toward distal end. Fruit globose. Collected tree recently came into leaf. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 728593

    Occurrence ID: dceaf637-fb2a-47ea-812f-85cdf873839a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couroupita guianensis Aubl. det S. A. Mori, 1995

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • Locality

    San Carlos INIAP station, 3 km after take koff to the right at km 30 on the road Coca-Lago Agrio

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.32, -76.92

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