Couratari prancei
Species of plant
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Couratari prancei is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is known only from Acre state in northwestern Brazil.[2] It grows up to 30 meters tall in terra firme Amazon rainforest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Couratari prancei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Couratari |
| Species: | C. prancei |
| Binomial name | |
| Couratari prancei W.A.Rodrigues | |
The species was first described by William Antônio Rodrigues in 1974.[2]
