Gustavia augusta
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
- Gustavia
- Species
- Gustavia augusta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1775
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Gustavia augusta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
28 synonyms in this snapshot
- Grias aubletianaName author: Miers
- Grias hexapetalaName author: Hook. ex Urb.
- Grias mexianaName author: R.Knuth
- Grias tetrapetalaName author: Nied.
- Gustavia angustaName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Gustavia antillanaName author: Miers
- Gustavia augusta var. brasiliensisName author: O.Berg
- Gustavia augusta var. calycarisName author: O.Berg
- Gustavia augusta var. guianensisName author: O.Berg
- Gustavia augusta var. verrucosaName author: Mart. ex O.Berg
- Gustavia brasiliensisName author: É.Morren
- Gustavia calycarisName author: (O.Berg) Miers
- Gustavia insignisName author: Hook.
- Gustavia laciniosaName author: Miers
- Gustavia marcgraavianaName author: Miers
- Gustavia meizocarpaName author: Gaertn.
- Gustavia membrilloName author: Appun
- Gustavia mexianaName author: R.Knuth
- Gustavia poeppigiana var. rigidaName author: O.Berg
- Gustavia tetrapetalaName author: Stokes
- Gustavia tetrapetalaName author: (Aubl.) DC.
- Gustavia theophrastaName author: Linden
- Gustavia urceolataName author: Poit.
- Japarandiba antillanaName author: (Miers) Nied.
- Japarandiba augustaName author: Kuntze
- Japarandiba marcgraavianaName author: (Miers) Nied.
- Japarandiba marcgraavianaName author: Miers
- Pirigara tetrapetalaName author: Aubl.
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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