Taxon: Gustavia augusta L.

Summary

Genus:

Gustavia

Family:

Lecythidaceae

Subfamily:

Lecythidoideae

Nomen number:

18078

Place of publication:

Pl. surin. 17-18, t. 12. 1775 (Amoen. Acad. 8:266. 1785)

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/17/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Japarandiba augusta (L.) Kuntze

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amapá	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Ceará	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Maranhão	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pernambuco	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Roraima	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana		Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana		Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname		Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Amazonas	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Bolívar	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Delta Amacuro	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Pando	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Amazonas	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto	Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.

Native
Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapá, Amazonas, Ceará, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Roraima]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Pando], Colombia [Amazonas], Peru [Loreto]

Reference(s)

Prance, G. T. & S. A. Mori. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthos, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma, Cariniana). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(1):156.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18078. Accessed 12 May 2026.