Lecythis pisonis
A species in the Lecythidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Genus
- Lecythis
- Species
- Lecythis pisonis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1833
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lecythis pisonis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Couroupita crenulataName author: Miers
- Couroupita lentulaName author: Miers
- Lecythis amapaensisName author: Ledoux
- Lecythis amazoniiName author: Mart. ex O.Berg
- Lecythis densaName author: Miers
- Lecythis hoppianaName author: R.Knuth
- Lecythis ollariaName author: Vell.
- Lecythis ollariaName author: Spruce
- Lecythis paraensisName author: Huber ex Ducke
- Lecythis paraensisName author: Huber
- Lecythis pilarisName author: Miers
- Lecythis pisonis subsp. usitataName author: (Miers) S.A.Mori & Prance
- Lecythis setiferaName author: Miers
- Lecythis sphaeroidesName author: Miers
- Lecythis urnigeraName author: Mart.
- Lecythis usitataName author: Miers
- Lecythis usitata var. paraensisName author: (Huber ex Ducke) R.Knuth
- Lecythis usitata var. tenuifoliaName author: R.Knuth
- Lecythis vellozianaName author: Miers
- Pachylecythis egleriName author: Ledoux
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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