Gustavia augusta L.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Gustavia augusta L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. R. Simpson 686 with José Schunke V., 17 Feb 1968

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Maynas Prov. Iquitos. On island in the Amazon River directly in front of Iquitos.

  • Description

    Tree, about 8(-10) m. Bark of trunk yellowish brown, moderately smooth; ant nests below leaf bases and giant ant nests on main trunks and branches; calyx and corolla rose; stamen gold, filament ring cream colored; fruit light green with white ring at top, cap green with red ring. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 715566

    Occurrence ID: 1a2129b1-da6f-4d0a-9d73-bba94308adba

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gustavia augusta L. det S. A. Mori, 1977

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Maynas Prov.

  • City/Township

    Iquitos

  • Locality

    On island in the Amazon River directly in front of Iquitos

  • Coordinates

    -3.77, -73.25

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