Lecythis poiteaui

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Lecythis poiteaui (Lecythidaceae) of the Guianas and eastern Brazil, commonly called Jarana Amarela, is a rainforest tree of non-flooding forests, reaching canopy-height. The leaves are deciduous, elliptic, to 10.5 inches long by up to four inches wide, with crenulate edges. Inflorescences unbranched racemes up to 12 inches (30 cm) in length, usually at the tip of branches with 2 to 7 widely spaced, oddly shaped creme de minthe or white flowers, having around 1,000 stamens each. Fruit globose 1.25 inches by one inch (2.5 cm) with 4 to 6 brown, aril-covered seeds in each.

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