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Couratari asterophora

Family
Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Brazil (S. Bahia)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Couratari asterophora is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is a tree endemic to southern Bahia state in northeastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species was first described by Carlos Toledo Rizzini in 1976.

Other Couratari plants

Couratari asterotricha · Couratari atrovinosa · Couratari calycina · Fine-leaf wadara · Couratari longipedicellata · Couratari prancei · Couratari pyramidata · Couratari sandwithii · Couratari tauari · Couratari

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Couratari asterophora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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