Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    B. W. Nelson 723 with C. A. C. Ferreira, B. Lowy, S. R. Lowrie, A. Rosas, Jr., M. V. Moreira & V. M. de Souza, 17 Oct 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Rio Branco Mun. Road from Rio Branco to Xapuri, +/- km 20.

  • Habitat

    Pasture on terra firme.

  • Description

    Tree 30 m tall x 1.5 m diameter. With butressed trunk. Most fruits open and dried out. Seeds green, winged, appressed to interior surface of pericarp. Pericarp tissue of immature fruits turns purple when cut and exposed to air. SEEDS IN ALCOHOL (NY). Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Specimen Notes

    Separate fruit in addition to herbarium sheet.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 728995

    Occurrence ID: 624578e1-8272-4e65-bb56-b3c3692e3241

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couratari guianensis Aubl. det G. T. Prance, 1990
    Note: cited in Fl. Neotropica 21(2). 1990.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Rio Branco Mun.

  • Locality

    Road from Rio Branco to Xapuri, +/- km 20

  • Coordinates

    -10.1126, -67.758

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    183151

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to 20 km. along Rio Branco-Brasíleia road in Acre, Brazil. The major road which serves to connect the cities is BR-317, but this road does not connect with the geographic center of city of Rio Branco. Located the most direct path between the two cities, starting at the beginning of road AC-040 (nearby the geographic center of Rio Branco), which connects with road BR-317. Using Google Maps - Satellite View, located the start of road AC-040 in Rio Branco. Used Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to measure approximately 20 km. (20.00062 km.) along AC-040 towards Brasíleia. Used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates. Used Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) again to find linear extent of Rio Branco by measuring from the approximate geographic center of the city to the farthest extent that may be considered Rio Branco. Input coordinates, linear extent (183098.0 m.), measurement error (1 m.), and distance precision (100 m.) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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