Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.
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Filed As
Lecythidaceae
Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. -
Collector(s)
W. J. Burchell 9879, 24 Mar 1828 - 10 Feb 1830
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Location
Brazil. Pará. Collected near Belém.
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Description
Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Collection Notes
Plantarum Brasiliae Tropicae
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 229656
Occurrence ID: 5d5bd5ce-9d13-4e65-88f4-f322f73ee7fe
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Lecythidaceae
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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.
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Pará
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Locality
Collected near Belém.
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Coordinates
-1.28499, -48.4555
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
28045.7
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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.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.