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Lecythidaceae

Gustavia hexapetala (Aubl.) Sm.

Family
Lecythidaceae
Genus
Gustavia

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Gustavia hexapetala: Native to northern South America, and known as Palo de Muerto due to rotting flesh smell. Photo from Colombian Amazon. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Eschweilera carrii Standl.
  • Gustavia brasiliana DC.
  • Gustavia brasiliana var. minor DC.
  • Gustavia eximia Pittier
  • Gustavia fastuosa Willd.
  • Gustavia fastuosa var. angustisepala O.Berg
  • Gustavia fastuosa var. latisepala O.Berg
  • Gustavia fustis-mortui Pittier
  • Gustavia microcarpa Pilg.
  • Gustavia pterocarpa Poit.
  • Japarandiba brasiliana (DC.) Kuntze
  • Japarandiba fastuosa (Willd.) Kuntze
  • Japarandiba hexapetala (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Japarandiba pterocarpa (Poit.) Nied.
  • Pirigara hexapetala Aubl.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.