Grias cauliflora L.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Grias cauliflora L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 3574 with S. A. Mori, 08 Mar 1971

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Ca. 1 km W of the landing field of Rincón de Osa.

  • Description

    Tree, ca. 75 feet tall, ca. 50 feet to first branch. Crown narrow and sparse. Bark smooth, brown with visible scars. Fls found on branches up to 5 inches in diameter. Petals white, sweet perfume smelling. Petals and androphore fall as a unit. Summit of ovary red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 728208

    Occurrence ID: 9622734a-b5db-48bd-908a-baa323fb9ff6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Grias cauliflora L. det S. A. Mori, 1974

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Puntarenas

  • Locality

    Ca. 1 km W of the landing field of Rincón de Osa

  • Coordinates

    8.7, -83.48

  • Georeferencing Method

    Not on label - Method and source unknown. [Centroid coordinates plot outside of country]

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