flora neotropica - CNCFlora
flora neotropica - CNCFlora
flora neotropica - CNCFlora
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Systematic Treatment27<br />
collection in Prance (1972). Recent collections panulate, tomentellous on exterior, densely tohave<br />
extended the range to El Salvador. mentose within; pedicels 1-2 mm long, articu-<br />
Distribution. Figure 73.<br />
late. Calyx lobes five, acute, tomentellous on both<br />
surfaces. Petals<br />
Additional specimens examined. MEXICO.<br />
five, white, glabrous. Stamens<br />
GUERRERO: Rinc6n Viejo, 15 Apr 1960 (fl), Kruse 261 30-35, inserted around complete circle, the fil-<br />
(ENCB), 12 Apr 1964 (fl), Kruse 1256 (ENCB). aments exserted. Ovary inserted at base of re-<br />
EL SALVADOR. AHUACHAPAN: Cerro La Piedra del ceptacle, tomentose. Style hirsute on lower half.<br />
Filo, 13?51'N, 89?56'W, 30 Jan 1980 (fl), Witsberger Fruit not seen.<br />
813 (NY).<br />
Habitat. Tropical rain forest.<br />
This can be a large tree.<br />
Additional specimen examined. ECUDAOR. ESME-<br />
Local name. El Salvador: mulo.<br />
RALDAS: Lita, 600 m, 20 May 1987 (fl), Van der Werff,<br />
Dodson & Palacios 9540 (NY, MO).<br />
2-10. Licania longipedicellata Ducke, Bull. Mus.<br />
Hist. Nat. (Paris), s6r. 2, 4: 725. 1932. This species belongs to section Moquilea and<br />
is most closely related to Licania leucosepala,<br />
Distribution. Figure 57.<br />
but differs in the much broader leaves with widely<br />
Additional specimens examined. PERU. AMAZONAS: spaced secondary veins and in the loosely<br />
Rio Santiago, Caterpiza, 17 Sep 1979 (y fr), Huashikat branched inflorescence with articulations at each<br />
662 (MO, NY).<br />
branch quite unlike most species of Licania,<br />
BRAZIL. AMAZONAS: Tabatinga, Sao Leopoldo, 13 which have racemose panicles. L. dodsonii is also<br />
Oct 1976 (fl), Braga et al. 3127 (INPA).<br />
close to L. minuti<strong>flora</strong> but differs in the inflo-<br />
Local name. Peru: yukuku.<br />
rescence, the broader leaves that are subcuneate<br />
rather than rounded at the base, and acuminate<br />
2-13.1. Licania dodsonii Prance, sp. nov. Type. rather than cuspidate at the apex, and in the<br />
Ecuador. Esmeraldas: Mun. de Lita, 19 km N greater number of stamens.<br />
of Lita, road to San Lorenzo, ca. 650 m, 10<br />
May 1987 (fl), Acevedo & Daly 1657 (holotype, 2-14.1. Licania anneae Prance, Brittonia 31: 250,<br />
NY). Fig. 155. fig. 2. 1979. Type. Brazil. Para: Cuiaba-Santarem<br />
Species a L. leucosepala affinis, foliis latiori-<br />
Hwy., km 1305, vie. Igarap6 Jose Preto,<br />
22 Nov 1977<br />
bus, nervis secundariis 8-19 mm distantibus, in-<br />
(fl), Prance et al. 25652 (holoflorescentiis<br />
laxis multiramosis, ramis articulatis<br />
type, MG; isotypes, AAU, NY).<br />
differt.<br />
Tree 7 m tall, the young branches sparsely pu-<br />
Tree 10-15 m tall, the young branches gla- berulous, soon becoming glabrous. Leaf lamina<br />
brous, conspicuously lenticellate. Leaf lamina oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, 14-25 x 4.5-8 cm,<br />
elliptic, chartaceous to thinly coriaceous, 9.5-17 rounded at the base, shortly acuminate or acute<br />
x 5.5-10.5 cm, rounded to subcuneate at base, at the apex (acumen 2-6 mm long), glabrous<br />
abruptly acuminate at apex, the acumen 3-5 mm above, pilose with a few sparse appressed hairs<br />
long, glabrous on both surfaces; midrib plane to beneath, especially on the primary veins; midrib<br />
prominulous above, prominent and appressed glabrous and prominulous above, prominent and<br />
villous pubescent beneath; primary veins 13-15 puberulous beneath; primary veins 18-22 pairs,<br />
pairs, plane to slightly impressed above, prom- slightly impressed above, prominent and puinent<br />
beneath; petioles 5-7 mm long, terete, berulous beneath, arcuate and conspicuously<br />
eglandular, sparsely puberulous, glabrescent. anastomosing ca. 2-3 mm from the margin; pet-<br />
Stipules not seen. Inflorescences of much iole 5-7 mm long, rugulose, slightly canaliculate,<br />
branched panicles, the primary branches with puberulous when young. Stipules caducous (not<br />
short thick secondary branches bearing groups seen). Inflorescences of terminal and axillary raof<br />
2-3 flowers, the branches with articulations at cemose panicles, the rachis and branches light<br />
junctions, the rachis and branches appressed to- brown-tomentellous. Bracts 5-18 mm long, obmentellous.<br />
Bracts and bracteoles minute, tri- long to lanceolate, membranous, persistent, toangular,<br />
puberulous, caducous while in early bud. mentellous on the exterior, sparsely puberulous<br />
Flowers 5-6 mm long. Receptacle broadly cam- within; bracteoles ovate, persistent, membra-