Lecythis lurida

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|status = LR/cd

|status_system = IUCN2.3

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Pires O'Brien, J. |date=1998 |title=Lecythis lurida |volume=1998 |page=e.T34420A9866918 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34420A9866918.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

|genus = Lecythis

|species = lurida

|image = Lecythis lurida.jpg

|authority = (Miers) S.A.Mori

}}

Lecythis lurida is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae of the order Ericales.

It is endemic to Brazil, where is known as castanha-jarana.

It is found in the states of Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Pará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, and Sergipe.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

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