Lecythis lanceolata

Lecythis lanceolata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae of the order Ericales. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeast Brazil, where is known as sapucaia-mirim. It was described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1804.[2]

Lecythis lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Lecythis
Species:
L. lanceolata
Binomial name
Lecythis lanceolata

References

  1. Pires O'Brien, J. 1998. Lecythis lanceolata The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Accessed 2018-11-18.
  2. "Lecythis lanceolata Poir". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-18.


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