Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 17503 with D. Daly & J. Cardoso, 23 Dec 1984

  • Location

    Brazil. Amapá. Mazagão Mun. Road under construction which will connect Macapá and Monte Dourado, 78 km WSW of Macapá. "Castanhal" at Retiro Sao Francisco.

  • Habitat

    Non-inundated moist forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 40 cm by 120 cm. With swollen base. Deeply furrowed bark. Calyx green. Petals light yellow for upper 3/4, white towards base. Androecial hood and ligule white except for bright yellow on inside of hood and pink on inside of ligule, filaments white, anthers golden-yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    illustrated by Bobbi Angell in December 1986

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 235280

    Occurrence ID: 1ee0355c-c1cd-4361-b774-0eb5f315f4b7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. det S. A. Mori, 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amapá

  • County/Municipio

    Mazagão Mun.

  • Locality

    Road under construction which will connect Macapá and Monte Dourado, 78 km WSW of Macapá. "Castanhal" at Retiro Sao Francisco.

  • Coordinates

    -0.1, -51.78

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Projeto Flora Amazonica
The Hew York Botanical Garden
Museu Amapaense Angelo Moreira da Costa Lima
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
No. 17503 Bertholletia excelsa	Lecythidaceae
Huirib. & Bonpland Det. Mori, 1985
Brazil. Amapas Municipio de Mazagao, road under
construction which will connect Macapa and Monte
Dourado, 78 km WSW of Macapa. "Castanhal" at
Retiro Sao Francisco. 0*6'S, 51°47'W. Non-inundated
moist forest.
Tree, 40 cm x 120 cm. With swollen base, deeply-
furrowed bark. Calyx green. Petals light yellow for
upper 3/4» white towards base. Androecial hood and
ligule white except for bright yellow on inside of
hood and pink on inside of ligule, filaments white,
anthers golden-yellow.
S. Mori, D. Daly & J. Cardoso
23 Dec 1984
Fieldwork supported by NSF (U.S.A.) & CNPq (Brazil)
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