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Disteganthus morii Aguirre-Santoro & Michelang

Publ: Brittonia 67(3): 240-242 (2015)

Type: Suriname. Sipaliwini: Trail to Saramaca river, about 2.5 km E of Rudi Kappel airstrip, 3° 47′13.7"N, 56°7′30.3"W, 315 m, 24 Aug 2013, J. Aguirre-Santoro & F. A. Michelangeli 1909 (holotype: BBS; isotypes: NY, U, US). (Figs. 3, 4)

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Etymology: This species is named in honor of Scott A. Mori, renowned American botanist dedicated to the study of plant diversity in tropical South America, especially in the region encompassed by the Guianas and the Amazon basin. He is also a world authority on the family Lecythidaceae.

Disteganthus morii