Gustavia (plant)
''Gustavia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae described by Linnaeus in 1775. It is native to tropical Central America and South America. Many of the species are threatened; some are critically endangeredPrance, G.T. & Mori, S.A. (1979). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(I): ''Gustavia superba'', though, is actually abundant in re-growing secondary forests. It grows in northern South America, from Panama south through the Andes as far as Ecuador, and along the Caribbean coast and in the Amazon basin. ''Gustavia'' flowers have numerous stamens, in some species as many as 1,200 in a single flower. The genus name was given by Linnaeus to honor his king, Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what .... Species List of ...
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to coll ...
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Gustavia Angustifolia
''Gustavia angustifolia'' is a small tree, native to South America, with large white flowers. It is an endangered species. Description Leaves Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of ''G. angustifolia'' is its leaves. ''G. angustifolia'' has an abaxial leaf surface that is covered in short, fine velvety hairs which is an uncommon trait among the genus ''Gustavia''. In general the leaves are sessile but they can have petioles up to 30 mm long. The leaf blades tend to be narrow, having an oblong to oblanceolate shape, while the leaf bases are attenuate to acute in shape. Flowers and reproduction ''Gustavia angustifolia'' has a gametic chromosome number of n=17. The inflorescence of ''G. angustifolia'' is racemose and terminal, occurring at the end of the branches. Each raceme typically has 4–10 flowers and each flower has 8 petals. The pedicels of the flowers range from 35 to 100 mm in length. The buds of ''G.angustifolia'' are tomentose with a gray coloration. T ...
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Gustavia Flagellata
Gustavia may refer to * Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, the largest town on (and capital of) the Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy * Gustavia, Rügen, an unfinished town project in Swedish Pomerania * ''Gustavia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae * ''Gustavia'' (arachnid), a genus of arachnids in the family Gustaviidae People with the name include: * Gustavia Lui Gustavia Nia Lui (born ) is a New Zealand businesswoman of Samoan and Tuvaluan descent. She is the founder and owner of Staavias, a footwear company specialising in plus-sized shoes for women. Early life Lui was born in Wellington and grew up in ...

Gustavia Excelsa
''Gustavia excelsa'' is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... References excelsa Endangered plants Endemic flora of Colombia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub ...
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Pará
Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana and Suriname, to the northeast of Pará is the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Belém, which is located at the mouth of the Amazon. The state, which is home to 4.1% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for just 2.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Pará is the most populous state of the North Region, with a population of over 8.6 million, being the ninth-most populous state in Brazil. It is the second-largest state of Brazil in area, at , second only to Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest. Pará produces rubber (extracted from natural rubber tree groves), cassava, açaí, pineapple, cocoa, black pepper, coconut, banana, tropical hardwoods such as mahogany, and minerals ...
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Gustavia Erythrocarpa
''Gustavia erythrocarpa'' is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. References erythrocarpa Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Pará Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub ...
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Gustavia Elliptica
Gustavia may refer to * Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, the largest town on (and capital of) the Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy * Gustavia, Rügen, an unfinished town project in Swedish Pomerania * ''Gustavia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae * ''Gustavia'' (arachnid), a genus of arachnids in the family Gustaviidae People with the name include: * Gustavia Lui Gustavia Nia Lui (born ) is a New Zealand businesswoman of Samoan and Tuvaluan descent. She is the founder and owner of Staavias, a footwear company specialising in plus-sized shoes for women. Early life Lui was born in Wellington and grew up in ...

Gustavia Dodsonii
''Gustavia dodsonii'' is a species of woody plant in the Monkeypot Family ( Lecythidaceae). It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its most remarkable feature are its seeds, which can measure up to 2.9 inches (74 mm) in length by up to 2.25 inches (58mm) in diameter.{Flora Neotropica Volume 21 Part 1 (Lecythidaceae) (August 1979) page 160 References dodsonii Flora of Ecuador Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub ...
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Amazonas, Venezuela
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Gustavia Coriacea
Gustavia may refer to * Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, the largest town on (and capital of) the Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy * Gustavia, Rügen, an unfinished town project in Swedish Pomerania * ''Gustavia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae * ''Gustavia'' (arachnid), a genus of arachnids in the family Gustaviidae People with the name include: * Gustavia Lui Gustavia Nia Lui (born ) is a New Zealand businesswoman of Samoan and Tuvaluan descent. She is the founder and owner of Staavias, a footwear company specialising in plus-sized shoes for women. Early life Lui was born in Wellington and grew up in ...