Lecythis pneumatophora S.A.Mori

Filed As

Lecythidaceae
Lecythis pneumatophora S.A.Mori

Collector(s)

S. A. Mori 25728 with T. A. Lobova & B. Keeley, 16 Nov 2003

Location

French Guiana. Saut Athanase tourist camp on the Approuague River, ca. 25 km SW of Regina. At margins of camp and on trail to Cascade.

Habitat

On trail to La Cascade at first Euterpe Swamp, less than 300 m from start of trail. Six trees found in 200 m radius. Pneumatophores abundant around each tree. Most trees at edge of wet area.

Description

Tree, 30 m x 60 cm. Trunk cylindric to ground. Bark not fissured, the slash reddish. Just past peak flowering. Calyx yellowish-white, petals white, hood white at apex, pink at base and pink between staminodes and staminal ring, filaments white, anthers white with slight hint of yellow at apices; pedicel and hypanthium reddish. Flowers aromatic, at first sniff spicy then smelling like watermelon fide Lobova. Flowers 3 cm in widest dimension. Very young fruits reddish, with white spots. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

[Photos, DNA].

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00807000

Occurrence ID: 0a5aa523-fd1a-4703-8dc0-65b10d521021

Laboratory Collections

DNA Aliquots, 01287636, S. A. Mori 25728, Lecythis pneumatophora S.A.Mori - Accepted : Lecythidaceae (245.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

Tissue Samples, 01277192, S. A. Mori 25728, Lecythis pneumatophora S.A.Mori - Accepted : Lecythidaceae (245.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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