flora neotropica - CNCFlora

58 Flora Neotropica
1977 (fr), Gentry et al. 18466 (MO, NY). MADRE DE
DIOS: Rio Manfi, Pakitza Station, 19 Nov 1980 (fr),
Foster 5774 (F).
Local name. yakuku.
3-10. Parinari maguirei Prance, Fl. Neotrop.
Monogr. 9: 190. 1972, descr. emend. Type.
Guyana. Kaieteur Savannas, 11 May 1944 (fr),
Maguire & Fanshawe 23390 (holotype, NY;
isotypes, F, M, US).
(Steyermark et al. 117792). However, there is no
reason to believe that this represents any diversification
since neither collection has a complete,
intact inflorescence. The flowers of this species
are typical for any Parinari, the only notable feature
being the extremely long pubescence of the
style.
3-11. Parinari littoralis Prance, Fl. Neotrop.
Mongr. 9: 191. 1972.
Tree to 15 m tall, the young branches tomen- Distribution (Fig. 88). This distinct species was
tellous, becoming glabrous with age. Leaf lamina described from a single collection from Marau,
orbicular to elliptic, coriaceous, 2.5-6 cm x 1.5- Bahia. It appears to be confined to a small area
4.5 cm, rounded to subcordate at base, rounded of the coastal restinga forests of Bahia.
to apiculate at apex, glabrous above, tomentose
Additional
and with stomatal cavities beneath; midrib
specimens examined. BRAZIL. BAHIA:
Belmonte to Itapebi Rd., km 21, 18 May 1979 (fl),
slightly impressed on upper surface, prominent Mattos Silva et al. 386 (CEPEC, NY); Marau, 3 Aug
beneath; primary veins 9-14 pairs, plane above, 1967 (fl), da Vinha 12 (NY); 5 km S of Marai (fl), Mori
prominent beneath; petioles 2-6 mm long, terete,
& Carvalho 12001 (CEPEC, NY); Ilh6us, 21 km from
tomentose. Stipules axillary, lanceolate, 1-3 mm Olivenqa, 25 Oct 1972 (fl), Pinheiro 1948 (NY).
long, caducous. Inflorescences of terminal and Local name. oiti.
subterminal panicles to 8 cm long, the rachis and The field notes of Mori & Carvalho 12001 note
branches gray-brown-tomentellous. Receptacle that "the fruits are covered by billions of black
subcampanulate-turbinate, tomentose on exte- bees (Melipona) which remove the pericarp."
rior, densely pilose within and around throat and
sparsely puberulous at base; pedicels 0.5 mm 3-14. Parinari parilis Macbride, Candollea 5:
long. Petals five, equalling calyx lobes. Stamens 367. 1934.
6-7, unilateral, with short tooth-like staminodes
opposite them. Ovary inserted at mouth of re-
This species, known in 1972 only by two colceptacle,
pilose; style long-hirsute. Fruit elliplections,
the holotype and a paratype, has now
soid, 4-5 cm x 3-3.5
been re-collected several times
cm; exocarp verrucose;
(Fig. 91).
mesocarp thin, fleshy; endocarp hard, thick, ex-
Habitat. It appears to be confined to the seaternally
fibrous and granular, densely lanate sonally flooded tahuampa forest.
within.
Representative additional specimens examined.
PERU. LORETO: Rio Mazan above La Libertad, 10 Jul
Distribution (Fig. 90). Venezuela and Guyana 1976 (fl), Gentry & Revilla 16638 (MO, NY); Rio Naon
the plateau shared by these two countries. nay opposite Santa Clara, 7 Apr 1977 (fr), Gentry 19094
Habitat. Collected in savanna margin and gal- (MO, NY); Rio Napo, Quebrada de Zucusari, 5 Apr
1979
lery forest.
(fr), Rimachi Y. 4378 (NY); Rio Loreto-Yacu, 10
km from Colombian frontier, 6 Feb 1969 (fl), Sastre
Additional specimens examined. VENEZUELA. & Echeverry 641 (P); Rio Tacsha, Curaray, 12 Sep 1972
BOLiVAR: E of Icabaru, 18 Dec 1978 (fl), Steyermark (fl), Croat 20367 (AAU, MO); Rio Yaguasyaca, tribet
al. 117792 (NY, VEN), 18 Dec 1978 (fl, fr), Stey- utary of Rio Ampiyacu, 7 Nov 1977 (fr), Gentry &
ermark et al. 117824 Revilla 20371
(NY, VEN).
(MO, NY).
This species, described from two fruiting col-
Local names. parinari, parinari blanco.
lections from Guyana, has now been collected in
flower in nearby Venezuela. The new collections
have characteristic small orbicular leaves with a
3-15. Parinari chocoensis Prance, Fl. Neotrop.
Monogr. 9: 194. 1972.
blunt apex which distinguish it from all other
neotropical species of Parinari. The inflorescence
is rather lax in one collection (Steyermark et al.
117824) and compact and clustered in the other
Distribution (Fig. 88). This species, described
from a single collection from the Rio Baudo in
Choc6, Colombia, has now been collected in the
Rio San Juan region of the same department.