flora neotropica - CNCFlora

Systematic Treatment 41
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FIG. 8. Licania laevigata (Irwin et al. 54990; M. Silva 80). A, habit; B, flower; C, flower section; D, petal;
E, ovary; F, floral diagram; G, young fruit.
Habitat. Forest on terra firme, clay soil.
This variety is quite distinct from var. heteromorpha
and the other varieties of the species
by its much smaller, thickly coriaceous leaves
with revolute margins and a rounded to retuse
apex. It is possibly a distinct species, but I hesitate
to describe it as such on the basis of a single
collection and in this complex, because there is
a great deal of morphological variation in var.
heteromorpha. It also differs from other varieties
ofL. heteromorpha in the deltoid anthers, which
also occur in the closely related L. intrapetiolaris.
The anthers are distinctive because in the dried
material the pointed apex is much darker in color
than the broad basal portion.
2-69.1. Licania laevigata Prance, sp. nov. Type.
Brazil. Amazonas: Manaus-Caracarai Rd., km
45, Reserva Biologica do INPA, 4 Apr 1972
(fl), M. F. Silva & L. Coelho 80 (holotype, INPA
35442; isotype, NY). Fig. 8.