Couratari riparia Sandwith

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Couratari riparia Sandwith

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett with Carolyn L. Tillett, Basset Maguire, 17 Jun 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin, Partang River, Merume Mountains.

  • Habitat

    locally frequent in gallery forest along stream at edge of Partang Savannah, near mouth of Partang River.

  • Description

    Tree 12-15m; receptable maroon, sepals deep rose without, petals rose, staminal apparatus deep pink (cerise), fruit turbinate, 2.5cm long; 'kariboong-yeck', used as tie material;. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    The New York Botanical Garden Guiana Explorations - Plants of British Guiana - Upper Mazaruni River Basin. No. 43880. Field work conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Foresty and Interior, British Guiana. Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 680933

    Occurrence ID: 0684eefb-60dc-432b-9328-8adf1fbf32b5

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couratari riparia Sandwith det G. T. Prance, Aug 1972

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni River Basin, Partang River, Merume Mountains

  • Elevation

    Alt. 460 m. (1509 ft.)

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

OCR Text not available.