Lecythis barnebyi S.A.Mori

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Lecythis barnebyi S.A.Mori

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 20629 with C. Gracie, N. M. Lepsch da Cunha, 23 Jul 1989

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Distrito Agropecuário, Reserva 1501 (km 41) of the WWF/INPA MCS Project.

  • Habitat

    Non-flooded moist forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 15 m x 20 cm. Bark with shallow-vertical cracks, inner bark yellow. Flowers nocturnal, none open in tree at 4:30 p.m., large bud taken back to camp opened at 6:05 p.m. and continued to open for oven an hour, abundant nectar secreted from hood, large pool of accumulated nectar at 7:05. Necater reaings of 7.2, 7.4, & 7.8. Tastes slightly sweet. Flower emits strong odor comparable to rotting vegetables. Flower 6 cm diam. Hypanthium and calyx dark ruby (12-F8), outside of petals two shades of red (11-D8 wine red and 12-E8 ruby), inside of petals, entire hood (including hood appendages minus the anthers) and filaments white, right and hood anthers yellow (3-A6) style purplish-red (13-A7), stigma white. At trail Q-4. Petals and androecium fell at 8:10 a.m., 24 July. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00810303

    Occurrence ID: f086ac09-427d-4c35-b4e7-d63927c16aea

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lecythis barnebyi S.A.Mori det S. A. Mori

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Distrito Agropecuário, Reserva 1501 (km 41) of the WWF/INPA MCS Project.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 - 125 m. (164 - 410 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.41625, -59.7458

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