flora neotropica - CNCFlora

Systematic Treatment 91
common in Atlantic coastal forests of Bahia and
Espirito Santo.
teoles ovate, persistent, tomentose with numerous
sessile or shortly stipitate glands around margins.
Flowers 7-9 mm long. Receptacle
Additional specimens examined. BRAZIL. BAHIA: Km
9, rd. Porto Seguro to Eunopolis, 8 Feb 1972 (fl), Eu- campanulate, tomentellous on exterior, glabrous
ponino 212 (NY); 5 km N ofComandatuba, SE of Una, within except for deflexed hairs at throat; pedi-
25 Jan 1977 (fl), Harley 18256 (K); rd. Porto Seguro cels 5-6 mm long, tomentose, eglandular except
to Santa Cruz de Cabralia, 20 May 1971 (fl), T. S. dos on paired bracteoles. Calyx lobes five, acute, to-
Santos 1677 (NY); Camaca, 24 May 1971 (fl), T. S.
dos Santos 1695 (NY); Km 10, rd. Valenqa to
mentose on
Guabim,
exterior, densely tomentose on in-
22 Feb 1975 (fl), T. S. dos Santos 2898 (CEPEC, NY).
terior. Petals five, glabrous. Stamens six, unilat-
ESPiRITO SANTO: Reserva Florestal da CVRD, Lin- eral. Ovary inserted in middle of receptacle,
hares, 8 May 1979 (fl), Foli 76/79 (INPA). pilose. Style pilose at base glabrous above. Fruit
not seen.
7-16. Hirtella davisii Sandwith, Bull. Misc. In- Distribution (Fig. 147). Known only from the
form. 1935: 125. 1935. Fig. 128. type collection.
This species, previously known from Vene-
Habitat. Forest.
zuela, Guyana, and Brazil, has recently been col-
This species is close to the Caribbean Hirtella
lected in Nicaragua and is another example of a
americana but differs in the unbranched inflo-
Guiana-Central America disjunction. Perhaps it rescence, the less impressed leaf venation, and
has been overlooked, because it is a
in
large tree,
many other minor characters. It is not easily
30 m tall, unlike most other species of Hirtella
confused with other species of Hirtella.
which are shrubs and small understory trees. This
species is noted as 30 m tall in both the Nicara- 7-29. Hirtella adderleyi Prance, Fl. Neotrop.
guan and Guyanan collections.
Monogr. 9: 296. 1972. Fig. 120.
Additional specimens examined. NICARAGUA. RIO Representative additional specimens examined.
SAN JUAN: Rio Santa Cruz, 1101 'N, 84?24'W, 22 Mar VENEZUELA. AMAZONAS: Depto. Atures, E of Sa-
1985 (fl), Moreno 25541 (MO); Rio Sabalo, 11?02'N, nariapo, Apr 1979 (fl), Davidse et al. 6753 (NY); Cas-
84?28'W, 23 Mar 1985 (fl), Moreno 25614 erio de
(MO).
Canaripo, 22 Aug 1978 (fl), Huber 2439 (NY,
VEN); SE foot of Cerro Moriche, 19 Feb 1979 (fl),
Huber 3205 (NY, VEN); Rio Ventuari, 10 km E of
7-22.1. Hirtella santosii Prance, Revista Brasil. Carmelitas, 20 Feb 1979 (fl), Huber 3253 (NY); 22 km
Bot. 2: 34, fig. 5. 1979. Type. Brazil. Bahia: S of confluence of Rios Manapiare and Ventuari, 27
Una, Fazenda Sao Rafael, 10 Dec 1968 (fl), T. Feb 1979 (fl), Huber 3469 (NY); Serrania del Parfi, N
S. dos Santos 300
of
(holotype, CEPEC; isotype,
upper Rio Pari, 2 Mar 1979 (fl), Huber 3589 (NY);
4 km N of Rio Sipapo, 28 Jul 1980 (fl), Huber 5577
NY).
(NY, VEN); E slopes of Cerro Calentura, 5?56'N,
Tree 8 m tall, the young branches tomentel- 65?40'W, 11 Apr 1974 (fl), Jangoux 10111 (NY).
lous, becoming glabrous with age, not conspicuously
lenticellate. Leaf lamina elliptic, coria- 7-30. Hirtella punctillata Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot.
ceous, 7-12.5 x 2-5.5 cm, rounded to subcuneate Rio de Janeiro 3: 268. 1922; Prance, Fl. Neoat
base, acuminate at apex, the acumen 4-10 mm trop. Monogr. 9: 296. 1972. Fig. 143.
long, hirsute beneath on venation; midrib pro- This rather common species of the Guayana
minulous above but in impressed channel, prom- Highland and the sandy caatingas of the upper
inent and densely hirsute beneath; primary veins Rio Negro is interesting because in several col-
15-19 pairs, prominulous above but in im- lections (for example Huber 10313 and 10875)
pressed channel, prominent and densely hirsute most of the leaves are opposite. It is the only
beneath; secondary venation slightly impressed species of Chrysobalanaceae known to have opabove
giving lightly bullate appearance, promin- posite leaves.
ulous beneath; petioles 3-4 mm long, terete, tomentellous,
eglandular. Stipules linear, 4-5 mm
7-31. Hirtella
long, subpersistent, tomentellous.
corymbosa Chamisso & Schlech-
Inflorescences
of terminal racemes to 6-10 cm long, the rachis
tendal, Linnaea 2: 545. 1827. Fig. 127.
and branches densely rufous-tomentose. Bracts Habitat. Growing on open restinga with sasmall,
persistent, lanceolate, tomentose; brac- vannas.