Couratari asterophora
Species of flowering plant
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Couratari asterophora is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is a tree endemic to southern Bahia state in northeastern Brazil.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Couratari asterophora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Couratari |
| Species: | C. asterophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Couratari asterophora Rizzini | |
The species was first described by Carlos Toledo Rizzini in 1976.[2]
