Biology:Couratari prancei

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Short description: Species of plant

Couratari prancei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Couratari
Species:
C. prancei
Binomial name
Couratari prancei
W.A.Rodrigues

Couratari prancei is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is known only from Acre state in northwestern Brazil.[2] It grows up to 30 meters tall in terra firme Amazon rainforest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The species was first described by William Antônio Rodrigues in 1974.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1385298 entry