Couepia

  • Filed As

    Chrysobalanaceae
    Couepia

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 10063 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima & E. Consuelo, 25 Mar 1999

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Alto Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Mamuriá.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest in low-lying area ("baixio") shallowly dissected by many small streams. Soil sandy in many places, but drainage poor in many spots. Rare.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 15 m, fruits borne erect. outer bark thin, light gray, rough due to many lenticels, inner bark red, brittle. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02899348

    Occurrence ID: 6b515442-a8e6-4cc4-919c-3b0d60250d3f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couepia

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Rosa do Purus Mun.

  • Locality

    Alto Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Mamuriá.

  • Coordinates

    -9.085, -69.9853

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 10063	Chrysobalanaceae
Couepia
Brazil. Acre, Mim. Santa Rosa: Alto Rio Purus, left
bank, Seringal Mamuria, ca. 9°05’06"S, 69°59’07"W.
Primary forest in low-lying area ("baixio") shallowly
dissected by many small streams. Soil sandy in many
places, but drainage poor in many spots.
Tree 15 m, fruits borne erect, outer bark thin, light gray,
rough due to many lenticels, inner bark red, brittle. Rare.
N.V.: macucu branco [Portuguese]
D. C. Daly, H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva,
L. Lima & E. Consuelo	25 Mar 1999
NYdb
Supported by the National Science Foundation
02899348