Lecythis ampla Miers

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Lecythis ampla Miers

  • Collector(s)

    W. S. Alverson 280 with Starker White, John D. Shepherd, 25 Mar 1977

  • Location

    Colombia. Antioquia. Zaragoza Mun. 2 km N of Quebrada La Tirana. Vic. Planta Providencia, 28 kms SW of Zaragoza. Valley of Río Anorí in areas surrounding the confluence of Quebrada La Tirana and Río Anorí. Approx 3 km upriver from Planta Providencia.

  • Habitat

    Primary/old secondary forest on west bank of river. Tropical wet/very wet forest transition zone. Rainfall approx. 4400 mm/year.

  • Description

    Huge tree, 30-40 m tall, with crown above main canopy. Trunk slightly buttressed, only branching towards top. Fruits huge pyxidia, weighing up to 15 lbs. when full, which hang downwards and remain on tree after dehiscence of the "cap" (operculum). Seeds resemble squids, 16 cm long, dangle within pyxidia, attached by the fleshy arils (and funicles?), apparently as an adaptation for bat dispersal. Fruits have a pumpkin-like odor when bruised. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Collection Notes

    Seeds only

  • Specimen Notes

    Fruit only.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 810375

    Occurrence ID: 49e51b02-d902-4337-9085-bb3c54b80e52

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lecythis ampla Miers det S. A. Mori, 1977

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Antioquia

  • County/Municipio

    Zaragoza Mun.

  • Locality

    2 km N of Quebrada La Tirana. Vic. Planta Providencia, 28 kms SW of Zaragoza. Valley of Río Anorí in areas surrounding the confluence of Quebrada La Tirana and Río Anorí. Approx 3 km upriver from Planta Providencia.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 - 700 m. (1312 - 2297 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.3, -75.07

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