Couroupita guianensis
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
- Couroupita
- Species
- Couroupita guianensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1775
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Couroupita guianensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Couratari pedicellarisName author: Rizzini
- Couroupita acreensisName author: R.Knuth
- Couroupita antillanaName author: Miers
- Couroupita froesiiName author: R.Knuth
- Couroupita guianensis var. surinamensisName author: (Mart. ex Berg) Eyma
- Couroupita idolicaName author: Dwyer
- Couroupita membranaceaName author: Miers
- Couroupita peruvianaName author: O.Berg
- Couroupita saintcroixianaName author: R.Knuth
- Couroupita surinamensisName author: Mart. ex O.Berg
- Couroupita surinamensisName author: Mart. ex O.Berg
- Couroupita venezuelensisName author: R.Knuth
- Lecythis bracteataName author: Willd.
- Pekea couroupitaName author: Juss. ex DC.
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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