flora neotropica - CNCFlora

Systematic Treatment 95
Tree to 12 m tall, the young branches sparsely
appressed puberulous, glabrescent, lenticellate.
Leaf lamina narrowly oblong, coriaceous, 4-7 x
1.8-2.5 cm, cuneate to subcuneate at base, acuminate
at apex, with acumen 2-5 mm long, glabrous
beneath; primary veins 10-14 pairs, prominulous
on both surfaces; midrib prominulous
above, prominent beneath, venation papillose on
upper surface; petioles 3-4 mm long, terete,
eglandular, sparsely puberulous when young, rugulose.
Stipules lanceolate 2-4 mm long, puberulous
when young, subpersistent, adnate to extreme
base of petiole, eglandular. Inflorescences
of terminal and axillary densely crowded racemes
3-5.5 cm long, the rachis sparsely tomentellous.
Bracts and bracteoles ovate, 1.5-2.5 mm
long, persistent membranous, eglandular. Flowers
ca. 7 mm long. Receptacle campanulate,
sparsely puberulous on exterior, glabrous within
except for deflexed hairs at throat; pedicels 3-6
mm long. Calyx lobes five, acute, sparsely puberulous
on exterior, tomentellous within, the
margins eglandular. Petals five, glabrous, with
minute claw at base. Stamens seven, unilateral,
the filaments glabrous, far exceeding the calyx
lobes. Style pilose, with a few hairs on lower half.
Ovary inserted at mouth of receptacle, pilose.
Fruit not seen.
Distribution (Fig. 141). Atlantic coastal forest
and cacao plantations.
7-75. Hirtella excelsa Standley ex Prance, Fl.
Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 345. 1972. Fig. 130.
Additional specimens examined. PERU. HUANUCO:
Prov. Pachitea, Bosque Nacional de Iparia, Rio Pachi-
tea, 8 Aug 1967 (fr), Schunke V. 2137 (NY); Dist.
Honoria, Carretera Miel de Abejas, km 1.5, 8 Aug 1967
(fr), Schunke V. 10 (F). SAN MARTIN: Santa Margarita,
W of Nueva Aspusana, 6 Aug 1962 (fr), Mathias &
Taylor 6108 (F).
BRAZIL. ACRE: Between Porangaba and Papagaio,
Rio Jurua-Mirim, 18 May 1981 (fl), Maas et al. P13134
(INPA, NY). MATO GROSSO: Rio Tucunazinho, BR 174,
km 330, 8 Jun 1979 (fr), M. G. Silva & Rosdrio 4826
(MG), 10 Jun 1979 (fr), M. G. Silva & Rosdrio 4845
(MG, NY).
Local name. Peru: apacharama amarillo.
7-79. Hirtella couepiiflora Prance, Fl. Neotrop.
Monogr. 9: 350. 1972. Fig. 127.
Additional specimens examined. FRENCH
GUIANA. Riv. Oyapock, Petit Toucouchi, Lagon Trois
Pitons, 6 Aug 1969 (fl), Oldeman T447 (CAY).
BRAZIL. AMAPA: Clevelandia, Aug 1960 (st), Pires
7700 (IAN).
Local name. Fr. Guiana: gaulette.
7-80. Hirtella tubiflora Cuatrecasas, Fieldiana,
Bot. 27: 59. 1950.
Distribution (Fig. 150). This species was known
only from the type collection from the coastal
lowlands of Valle in Colombia at 30-50 m, in
the Rio Calima region. Recently, four collections
Additional specimen examined. BRAZIL. ESPiRITO
SANTO: CVRD Linhares, 10 Jul 1979 (fl), Foli 80 have been made from the wet forests of Panama
(INPA).
at about 800 m altitude, showing an interesting
Local name. macucurana.
distribution pattern.
Hirtella parviunguis is distinct from all related
species by the small slightly clawed petals. It is
most closely related to H. martiana, a Planalto
species, but, it differs not only in the petals but
also in the eglandular bracteoles and calyx lobes,
and the less pubescent inflorescence and style. It
differs from H. angustifolia, another eastern Brazilian
species, in the inflorescences of densely
Additional specimens examined. PANAMA. PANAMA:
Cerro Jefe, 26 Sep 1975 (fl), J. T. & F. Witherspoon
8543 (MO, NY), 15 Feb 1982 (fl), Knapp 3525 (MO,
NY). SAN BLAS: El Llano-Carti Rd., km 19.1, 11 Mar
1985 (fl), Nevers & Herrera 5106 (MO, NY). VERAGUAS:
3-4 km W of Santa F6, 2500' (fl), Nee 11288 (MO,
NY).
COLOMBIA. CHOCO: Colombia-Panama frontier,
24 Sep 1979 (fl), Barbosa 1213 (COL).
crowded short racemes, the subcuneate leaf bases,
and the puberulous (not hispid), young
branches and inflorescences. This species also
resembles H. glaziovii from the same region, but
differs in the petals, the greater number of stamens,
the much less tomentose inflorescence and
flowers, the larger flowers, and the more crowded
inflorescences.
7-87. Hirtella pauciflora Little, J. Wash. Acad.
Sci. 38: 88. 1948. Fig. 141.
Additional specimens examined. ECUADOR. LOS
RIOS: Jauneche forest, Canton Vinces, 1 Oct 1979 (fl),
Dodson et al. 8655 (NY); Rio Palenque Biological Station,
km 56, Quevedo to Santo Domingo, 6 Mar 1974
(fl), Dodson 5464 (US).
Local name. coquito.