Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Collector(s)

    W. J. Burchell 9879, 24 Mar 1828 - 10 Feb 1830

  • Location

    Brazil. Pará. Collected near Belém.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Collection Notes

    Plantarum Brasiliae Tropicae

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229656

    Occurrence ID: 5d5bd5ce-9d13-4e65-88f4-f322f73ee7fe

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. det G. T. Prance, 1973
    Note: syntype of Bertholletia nobilis Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. 30: 197, 1874 = B. excelsa Humb. & Bonpl.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Pará

  • Locality

    Collected near Belém.

  • Coordinates

    -1.28499, -48.4555

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    28045.7

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to the geographic center of Belém. Using Google Maps - Satellite View, located Belém in Para, BR. Used Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to measure the total extent of Belém; halved this distance to approximate the location of the geographic center of Belém. Used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates of the geographic center. Used Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) again to find linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of Belém. Used linear extent as uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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