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Neotropical Lecythidaceae Specimen Catalog

The New York Botanical Garden is in the process of cataloging its holdings of Neotropical Lecythidaceae. We have completed the collections gathered from Mesoamerica (southern Mexico to eastern Panama). In addition, the best known species of the family, the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and the cannon-ball tree (Couroupita guianensis), have been entered into the database. We will continue with species from other parts of the Neotropics as time and funding permit.

For additions and corrections please contact Scott Mori.

To search for specimens by plant name (division, family, genus, species, or subspecifies), author, collector, collector number, barcode number, or type status, use the Quick Search box below. To search one or more specific fields in the database, use the Detailed Search.

To see a distribution map of a species first search for the species, click on the scientific name of one of the collections, go to “Maps,” and then select either “View Map of this Taxon” or “View Map of this Specimen. For the “View Map of this Specimen” to work you must select a specimen that has been georeferenced and for the “View Map of this Taxon” to work at least some of the collections must be georeferenced.

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Author abbreviations can be found using Harvard University Herbaria's Index of Botanists.