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Grias multinervia

Grias multinervia
Photo: Unknown author, CC0
Family
Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
S. Colombia to SW. Venezuela and NW. Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Grias multinervia is a species of rainforest tree in the family Lecythidaceae, growing to 20 m (66 ft) tall, described by José Cuatrecasas in 1951. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. It has very large leaves, 110–145 cm (43–57 in) long by 24–35 cm (9.4–13.8 in) wide. The seeds are also very large, 77 mm (3.0 in) long by 30 mm (1.2 in) wide, contained within a fruit 100 mm (3.9 in) long and 50 mm (2.0 in) wide, with eight longitudinal ribs.

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Anchovy Pear · Grias colombiana · Grias haughtii · Grias longirachis · Grias

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grias multinervia 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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