Couepia rufa Ducke

  • Filed As

    Chrysobalanaceae
    Couepia rufa Ducke

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 10771 with J. Jardim, S. Sant'Ana, & J. L. da Paixao, 15 Jan 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ilhéus Mun. 2 km NNE of Banco da Vitoria (5.7 km west of bridge over the Rio Fundão on road to Itabuna) on road leading to west edge of the Mata da Esperança.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed Southern Bahian Wet Forest with some logged trees and adjacent intact forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 30 m; leaves coriaceous, very shiny green above, white to scurfy pale orange beneath; fruits ca. 10 cm in diameter, dark olive-brown and speckled, mesocarp edible. Fruits separate. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 95197

    Occurrence ID: cfe4e7d9-8e61-4336-8cb6-f74f899a3ea3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couepia rufa Ducke det G. T. Prance, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ilhéus Mun.

  • Locality

    2 km NNE of Banco da Vitoria (5.7 km west of bridge over the Rio Fundão on road to Itabuna) on road leading to west edge of the Mata da Esperança

  • Coordinates

    -14.7772, -39.0911

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