Couratari Aubl.
First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 723 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central & S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Couratari Cambess. in A.F.C.de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 379 (1833)
- Couratori Walp. in Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 193 (1843), orth. var.
- Curatari J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 1039 (1792), orth. var.
- Lecythopsis Schrank in Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 7: 241 (1821)
Accepted Species
- Couratari asterophora Rizzini
- Couratari asterotricha Prance
- Couratari atrovinosa Prance
- Couratari calycina Sandwith
- Couratari gloriosa Sandwith
- Couratari guianensis Aubl.
- Couratari longipedicellata W.A.Rodrigues
- Couratari macrosperma A.C.Sm.
- Couratari multiflora (Sm.) Eyma
- Couratari oblongifolia Ducke & R.Knuth
- Couratari oligantha A.C.Sm.
- Couratari prancei W.A.Rodrigues
- Couratari pyramidata (Vell.) R.Knuth
- Couratari riparia Sandwith
- Couratari sandwithii Prance
- Couratari scottmorii Prance
- Couratari stellata A.C.Sm.
- Couratari tauari O.Berg
- Couratari tenuicarpa A.C.Sm.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0