Lecythis poiteaui (Lecythidaceae) of the Guianas and eastern Brazil,[1] commonly called Jarana Amarela, is a rainforest tree of non-flooding forests, reaching canopy-height (around 40 meters or 130 feet). The leaves are deciduous (dry season), elliptic, to 10.5 inches (26 centimeters) long by up to four inches (10 centimeters) wide, with crenulate edges. Inflorescences unbranched racemes up to 12 inches (30 cm) in length, usually at the tip of branches with 2 to 7 widely spaced, oddly shaped creme de minthe or white flowers, having around 1,000 stamens each.[2] Fruit globose 1.25 inches (three cm) by one inch (2.5 cm) with 4 to 6 brown, aril-covered seeds in each.[3]
| Lecythis poiteaui | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Lecythis |
| Species: | L. poiteaui
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecythis poiteaui O.Berg
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References
edit- ^ Julie Feinstein; Kenneth L. Purzycki; Scott Mori; Vanessa Hequet; Amy Berkov (1 April 2008). "Neotropical soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) reared from Lecythis poiteaui in French Guiana: Do bat-pollinated flowers attract saprophiles?". Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 135 (2): 200–207. doi:10.3159/07-RA-033.1. S2CID 86079824. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Taxon Details : Lecythis poiteaui O. Berg". Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ "Jarana Amarela (Lecythis poiteaui)". Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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