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Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 708 (1775)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Ericales
family
Lecythidaceae
genus
Couroupita
species
Couroupita guianensis

Name

Synonyms
Couratari pedicellaris Rizzini
Couroupita acreensis R.Knuth
Couroupita antillana Miers
Couroupita froesii R.Knuth
Couroupita guianensis var. surinamensis (Mart. ex Berg) Eyma
Couroupita idolica Dwyer
Couroupita membranacea Miers
Couroupita peruviana O.Berg
Couroupita saintcroixiana R.Knuth
Couroupita surinamensis Mart.
Couroupita surinamensis Mart. ex Berg
Couroupita venezuelensis R.Knuth
Lecythis bracteata Willd.
Pekea couroupita Juss.
Pekea couroupita Juss. ex DC.
Homonyms
Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
Couroupita guianensis Hook., 1832
Common names
Arbre à boulets de canon in French
Cannonball Tree in English
Kanonenkugelbaum in German
arbre à boulet de canon in French
bala de cañon in Spanish
bola de cañon in Spanish
bola-de-canhão in Portuguese
cannonball tree in language.
cannonball tree in English
cannonball-tree in English
castanha-de-macaco in Portuguese
coité-de-macaco in Portuguese
cuiarana in Portuguese
cuieira-da-mata in Portuguese
kanonkuleträd in Swedish
Arbol Santo in Spanish
Bala De Cañón in Spanish
Calabasse Colin in French
Cannonball Tree in English
Castanha De Macaca in Portuguese
Coco De Mono in Portuguese
Granadillo in Spanish
Mamey Hediondo in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Hist. Pl. Guiane,2: 708,1775
  2. Piedrahita Idárraga, A., Urrea, L. M., Roldán Palacio, F. J., & Cardona Naranjo, F. A. (2016). Flora del Magdalena Medio áreas de influencia de la central térmica Termocentro. Medellín, Colombia: ISAGEN – Universidad de Antioquia, Herbario Universidad de Antioquia
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