Couratari scottmorii Prance

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari scottmorii Prance

  • Collector(s)

    A. Sugden 586 with William Wint, Mike Christy, 18 Mar 1979

  • Location

    Panama. Kuna Yala. San Blás, Aila Tiwar (Rio Acla).

  • Habitat

    Terrain mostly steep. Soil red clay, pH c. 7.0. Rainfall C. 4000 mm p.a.; dry season December to April. Forest canopy continuous at 25 m, with buttressed emergents to 45m, and c. 200 woody species per hectare. Understorey strikingly rich in palms.

  • Description

    Buttressed tree, 40m high, diameter of bole above buttresses 50cm. Tree V. Crown sample in full sun, 40 m above ground. Bark dark red/brown, fairly smooth, tending to flake longitudinally. Branching orthotropic, forming domed crown 12m across, 10m deep. Lvs.: somewhat lustrous, with a red tinge when young. Fls.: dull brown to yellow, presented above crown. Fruits brown withouth, black within, containing quantities of pale brown seeds, abundant in this season. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Forest Herbarium Oxford, "Operation Drake" Phases I & II. Studies of evergreen lowland seasonal rainforest on the Aila Tiwar (Rio Acla)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00680890

    Occurrence ID: 92f8bf89-6070-4130-a64f-5e7797634b29

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Panama

  • State/Province

    Kuna Yala

  • Locality

    San Blás, Aila Tiwar (Rio Acla)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 25 - 100 m. (82 - 328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.8083, -77.675

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other collections.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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