Lecythis idatimon Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Lecythis idatimon Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    D. Frame 483 with R. Kaiser, F. Hallé, L. Pyot, F. Collignon, G. Ebersolt, D. Cleyet-Marrel & J. Drouault, 01 Dec 1996

  • Location

    French Guiana. Environs of Voltaire Creek, collected from a luge carried by dirgible "Guyane 96 Ocean Vert".

  • Description

    Canopy tree. Lvs. camellia-like in texture; inflorescence axis cream, peduncels rose & deeply rugose; unopened flw buds cream-yellow; calyx cream; petals mostly cream but hood, proximal to staminal ring until staminoids, is rose-colored; fertile? stamens on hood adjacent to staminoids, pollen yellow; sterile? stamens in ring around gynoecium, pollen white. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00889340

    Occurrence ID: 6a0801a1-dc37-425a-bd6a-8a5a15439935

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lecythis idatimon Aubl. det S. A. Mori, 1998

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Environs of Voltaire Creek, collected from a luge carried by dirgible "Guyane 96 Ocean Vert".

  • Location Notes

    "Commune de St. Laurent du Maroni" written on label.

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