Lecythis corrugata Poit. subsp. corrugata

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Lecythis corrugata Poit. subsp. corrugata

  • Collector(s)

    T. R. van Andel 806 with A. Samuels, E. Samuels, L. Samuels, 01 Jul 1996

  • Location

    Guyana. Kariako Village, Barama River, North-West District.

  • Habitat

    Mora forest.

  • Description

    Medium sized tree in Mora swamp. Outer bark brown, inner bark yellowish-white, fibrous. Bark strips off easily, inner bark can be stripped off in paper thin layers. Nice smell. Flowers pink, fleshy, 1,5 cm. Flowers collected from ground. Leaves leathery, simple, alternate, collected from basal sprouts. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Specimen Notes

    Sep. flowers in alcohol, bark

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00690113

    Occurrence ID: 5ac47f04-0d56-4c5f-a61d-2bed4106906e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Kariako Village, Barama River, North-West District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 145 m. (476 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.37, -59.7

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