Couratari guianensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ericales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Couratari
Species: C. asterophora – C. asterotricha – C. atrovinosa – C. calycina – C. gloriosa – C. guianensis – C. longipedicellata – C. macrosperma – C. multiflora – C. oblongifolia – C. oligantha – C. prancei – C. pyramidata – C. riparia – C. sandwithii – C. scottmorii – C. stellata – C. tauari – C. tenuicarpa

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Name

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Couratari Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 723, t. 290. (1775)

  • Type species: Couratari guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 724, t. 290. (1775)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Curatari J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 1039 (1792), orth. var.
    • Lecythopsis Schrank, Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 7: 241 (1821).
    • Couratari Cambess. in A.F.C.de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 379 (1833).
    • Couratori Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 193 (1843), orth. var.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional:Western South America
      • Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
    • Regional:Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
    • Regional:Central America
      • Costa Rica, Panamá
    • Regional:Northern South America
      • Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Mori, S.A., Smith, N.P., Huang, Y.-Y., Prance, G.T., Kelley, L.M., & Matos, C.C. 2015. Towards a phylogenetic-based generic classification of neotropical Lecythidaceae - II. Status of Allantoma, Cariniana, Couratari, Coroupita, Grias and Guastavia. Phytotaxa 203: 122–137. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.203.2.2 Full text PDF Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Tauari (timber)
 
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