Caryocar nuciferum

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Caryocaraceae/Caryocar

At a glance

Occurrence records80

Data sources5

Biological traits24

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Caryocar nuciferum's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility80 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources24 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF80 records

01Narrative

Caryocar nuciferum est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Caryocaracées. C'est un arbre néotropical. Comme toutes les espèces de Caryocar, il produit des noix comestibles. Il est connu sous les noms de Tata-youba, Manteiga au Brésil, Imbe, Impê-yek (Arekuna), Almendra, Almendro au Venezuela, Sauari nut, Sourie, Butter nut, Hora, Hura (Arawak), Sawari, Alokomali (Caraïbe), Kola, Sawarie, Souari, Sowari au Guyana, Ingi notto ; Sawali, Sawarie, Soearie (Caraïbe); Sawarie, Oera, Hoera, Koln firebéroe (Arawak), Fireberoe, Kola, Sawari-noot au Suriname, ou encore Souari nut, Butter-nut, Pekea-nut, Sawarri-nut (Anglais), Noisette indienne, Pékéa tata-youba, Porte-noix (Français), Nuez souari (Cuba).

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology6

Leaf size55 000 mm²

Plant height45 m

Plant height max30 m

Seed mass54 248 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 54 248 mg · GIFT: 59 887 mg

Seed mass max79 120 mg

Seed mass min50 270 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 000 m

Elevation min60 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTFloresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Wood density689 mg/cm³

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type80 records

Wild obs. + sensor5

Museum / vouchered75

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO152 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 5 records without

Open the mapobservation + sensor5

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1>10 km 1

2 georeferenced · 73 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence75

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	14
Saint Louis, US	11
Kew, GB	7
INBIOlocation not on record	6
Chicago, US	4
Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (UTCH)location not on record	1
Altos de Pipe, VE	1
St. Augustine, TT	1
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record	1

9 institutions · 46 of 75 vouchered records shown · 29 without an institution code

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