Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 61484, 14 Mar 1945

  • Location

    Venezuela. Anzoátegui. Along Río Querecual, southwest of Bergantín.

  • Description

    Tree 40-80 feet tall. Leaves membranous, dull green above, pale green below; flowers and fruit arising on recurved hanging branches hanging on the old trunk, 15-25 feet from ground; fruuit pendent at tips of old wood; flowers on new shoots of the same branches that have the old fruit; flowering branches recurved, hanging; the rachis pale greenish; flowers very fragrant, with fragrance of sweet-scented lemon; calyx tube pale yellow, the lobes pale green with dull lavender margins; petals subcoriaceous, lemon-scented without, pale yellow, shiny orange with dull yellow stripes between; outer side filled with creamy yellow filaments; the longer filaments deep orange rose with rose stripes at base of filaments on outside; flowers decompose rapidly. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 728407

    Occurrence ID: 46e7f519-beb3-4ed7-aaf9-9a8fc84c65da

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couroupita guianensis Aubl. det G. T. Prance, Feb 1973

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Anzoátegui

  • Locality

    Along Río Querecual, southwest of Bergantín

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Distribution

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