bark
Bark and slash of Corythophora amapaensis.
Rough bark and slash of Corythophora amapaensis based on Mori & Pipoly 15538 from the vicinity of Saül, French Guiana.
Rough bark and slash of Eschweilera coriacea.
Rough bark and slash of Eschweilera coriacea based on Boom & Mori 1924 from Saül, French Guiana.
External bark smooth of Eschweilera collina
Even smooth bark in Lecythidaceae possess a few lenticels or very fine cracks when viewed closely, i.e., a smooth bark in Lecythidaceae is never entirely smooth.
A slash of the bark of Lecythis prancei.
Slash in bark of Lecythis prancei based on unvouchered tree number 2733 from Km 41, Amazonas, Brazil. The bark of this species is characterized by the yellow color of the inner bark.
Scalloped bark of Eschweilera alata.
Scalloped bark of Eschweilera alata based on Prévost 4624 from Montagne Plomb, French Guiana.
Scalloped bark and slash of Corythophora alta.
Scalloped bark and slash of Corythophora alta based on Mori et al. 27246 from Km 41 of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Amazonas, Brazil. Note that the bark is distinctly scalloped, the outer bark is thin, and that the inner bark is very thick and red.
Fissured bark of Corythophora rimosa subsp. rimosa.
Fissured bark of Corythophora rimosa subsp. rimosa based on Mori & Huang 27282 from the Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brazil. This species has an outer bark that is much thicker than the inner bark. The outer bark is laminated and the inner bark is bright red.
Bark of Couroupita guianensis. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Bark and slash of Couroupita guianensis based on unvouchered tree at Arangu, Ecuador.
Habit of Cariniana ianeirensis.
Base of trunk of an individual of Cariniana ianeirensis showing running buttresses based on M. Lemes et al. s.n. from the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Note that the base of the tree is split into multiple trunks. This probably does not occur in forest areas. The person in the photo is W. da Silva.