Gustavia hubbardiorum S.A.Mori & Cornejo

Filed As

Lecythidaceae
Gustavia hubbardiorum S.A.Mori & Cornejo ( isotype )

Collector(s)

X. Cornejo 8061 with P. Grefa, 16 Jan 2009

Location

Ecuador. Napo. From Tena to Jatun Sacha before Ishpingo Botanical Garden, near Jatun Sacha Biological Station.

Habitat

Tropical wet forest, disturbed. Because of its narrow crown this species is left in pastures and open areas. Infrequent.

Description

Tree 14 m tall, 33 cm dbh. Unbuttressed, trunk straight, branched, crown narrow. Inflorescences ramiflorous, bearing up to 8 flowers each; pedicels 5-8 cm. Corolla rose-red, fragant, outer petals ovate-lanceolate, to 6.7 x 4 cm; filaments fused ca. 5 mm. Fruit to 8 x 6 cm. Leaves with ca. 33-36 pairs of lateral nerves. Wood of low quality, stinky. Juveniles not seen. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample for DNA studies

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 0690376

Occurrence ID: 2363c47d-ef8d-4712-8aa7-7fa616341b4f

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01124270, X. Cornejo 8061, Gustavia hubbardiorum S.A.Mori & Cornejo - Accepted : Lecythidaceae (245.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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