Lecythis lanceolata

Lecythis lanceolata
Conservation status
Conservation Dependent  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Genus:	Lecythis
Species:	L. lanceolata
Binomial name
Lecythis lanceolata Poir.

Lecythis lanceolata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae of the order Ericales. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeast Brazil, where is known as sapucaia-mirim. It was described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1804. ^[2]

References

1. Pires O'Brien, J. (1998). "Lecythis lanceolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T35586A9936931. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35586A9936931.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Lecythis lanceolata Poir". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-18.