Grias peruviana Miers

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Grias peruviana Miers

  • Collector(s)

    X. Cornejo 8112, 29 Jan 2009

  • Location

    Ecuador. Manabí. Cerro Pata de Pájaro, entering from Nalpe, streamside in quebrada.

  • Habitat

    Tropical moist forest, heavily disturbed. Infrequent.

  • Description

    Many-branched tree, 7 m tall, 30 cm dbh. Inflorescences and infructescences from branches only (none from the trunk). Corolla yellow, fragrant from bud, the petals widely divergent to reflexed. Calyx green, sepals 2-4. Fruits brown, smooth, lenticellate, obovate when immature to ± elliptic and ca. 8 x 6 cm at maturity; pulp yellow; 1-seeded, the embryo white. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample for DNA studies

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 0690384

    Occurrence ID: bc2853aa-e2a6-4f91-af45-26bb1ad5443c

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01124288, X. Cornejo 8112, Grias peruviana Miers - Accepted : Lecythidaceae (245.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Grias peruviana Miers det X. Cornejo, 2009

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Manabí

  • Locality

    Cerro Pata de Pájaro, entering from Nalpe, streamside in quebrada

  • Elevation

    Alt. 117 m. (384 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.04405, -79.9733

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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