Gustavia augusta L. belongs to the Lecythidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Gustavia augusta, Mori 27390--French Guiana. Sentier du Rorota, E of Cayenne. 6 Nov 09. 006.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Lecythidaceae
Genus
Gustavia
Specific Epithet
augusta
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#121,764 of 335,497
Top 37%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
French Guiana
4.558556, -52.463417
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Árbol 7 m; flores rosadas.
