Cecropiaceae: Coussapoa and Pourouma, with an ... - CNCFlora

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Staminate inflorescences up to 21 cm long and and Serro do Navio, 10 Oct-15 Dec 1976 (st), Rosa
12 cm wide; peduncle 2-10 cm 1126
long, yellow-pu-
(MG). AMAZONAS: Manaus, 23 Oct 1969 (8), L.
Coelho 15 (INPA, U), 17 Jan 1931 (2), Ducke
berulous and with dense
(RB)
brown, pluricellular 25243 (RB), 2 Apr 1976 (st), Macedo s.n. (INPA), 24
hairs; flowers sessile, mostly clustered at the ul- Oct 1978 (8), Rodrigues et al. 10082 (INPA), 1850timate
branches; tepals 1-2 mm long, ovate to 1851 (8), Spruce s.n. (G), Mar 1912 (2), Ule 8839 (G,
lanceolate, (almost) free or up to halfway con- MG). MARANHAO: Rod. Belem-Brasilia, km 380-375,
28
nate, sparsely hairy; filaments shorter than the Aug 1960 (2), Oliveira 1074 (IAN). PARA: Faro, 3
Jan 1920 (9), Ducke (MG) 10736 = (RB) 13056 (MG,
tepals. Pistillate inflorescences in fruit up to 19 RB); Rio Branco, Obidos, Serra da Boa Vista, 23 Dec
cm long and 10 cm wide; peduncle 2-12 cm long, 1913 (9), Ducke (MG) 25225 (MG); upper Rio Cupary,
peduncle and branches yellow-puberulous to between Rio Xingu and Rio Tapaj6s, Sep 1931 (2),
-hirtellous and with dense, brown to red-brown Krukoff 1197 (A, G, NY, P, S, U); Rio Tapaj6s, Boa
or dark
Vista, 1931 (2), Monteiro da Costa 92
brown, pluricellular hairs;flowers ca. 10-
(F); Rio Jari,
Monte Dourado, 14 Jan 1968 (a), Oliveira 3915 (NY).
40; pedicels up to 0.6 cm long, in fruit up to 1.2 RONDONIA: P6rto Velho-Cuiaba hwy., Santa Barbara,
cm; perianth 4-8 mm long, yellow-puberulous 16 Aug 1968 (8), Prance et al. 7160 (F, GH, INPA,
and with dense, dark brown, pluricellular hairs; NY, P, S, U, US).
stigma peltate, 1.5-2.5 mm diam. Fruiting peri- Vernacular names. Surinam. Boroma (Aroanth
purple, (sub)ovoid to ellipsoid, ca. 1.5-2 x
wak), granboesipapaja, kobe (Djoeka), manbos-
0.7-1.5 cm, yellow-puberulous and with sparse papaja, pourouma or puruma (Carib), yarayara
to dense, dark brown, pluricellular hairs.
(Carib). French Guiana. Bois canon,
Distribution
(bouchi) pa-
(Fig. 85). Surinam, French pate or papaye (Paramaka). Brazil. Amapa: im-
Guiana, and Brazil (Amapa, Amazonas, Para, bafiba bengue; Para: imbafiba branca, imbafiba
and Rond6nia); mostly in non-inundated forest, de cheiro uvilha.
sometimes in riverine forest, at low alti- The relationships with other Pourouma species
tudes.
are not clear. The collections from Amazonas
Specimens examined. SURINAM. Moengo, 16 and
Aug Rond6nia, three collections from Para (the
1951 (st), BBS 297 (U); Brownsberg, 15 Jul 1916 (st), two Ducke collections and Oliveira 3915) and
BW2095 (U), 13 Sep 1917 (6), BW 3255 (NY, U), 7 the type collection of P. villosa, have long pale
Sep 1917 (6), BW3302 (B, F, MO, P, U), 20 Sep 1918
(), BW 4010 (U, UC), 17 Sep 1921 (9), BW
yellow hairs on the
5390
petioles and leafy twigs, but
(F,
RB, U), 28 Jun 1924 (6), BW 6509 (U); Brownsweg,
they are similar to the other collections in all
16 Nov 1964 (st), Donselaar 1888 (U); Wilhelmina other features. Together with the overlap in dis-
Mts., 10 Sep 1963 (8), Irwin et al. 55576 (B, FHO, GH, tribution this is a reason not to recognize the
M, MO, NY, U, US), 20 Sep 1963 (6), Irwin et al. form with long hairs as a distinct
55884 infraspecific
(FHO, GH, NY, S, U, US); Fallawatra, 6 Nov
1971 (2), Jimenez-Saa 1563 = taxon.
LBB 14296 (NY, U);
Lely Mts., 29 Sep 1975 (st), Lindeman et al. 540 Cut fruit
(U),
give out a cinnamon-like odor (Mori
5 Oct 1975, Lindeman et al. 790 (U); Paris Jacob Creek, et al. 8583).
28 Jun 1965 (st), Maas et al. (LBB) 11017 (U); Kayser The description of P. laevis was based on Ben-
Mts., 29 Oct 1976 (9), Mori et al. 8535 (F, NY, U, US); oist
Sectie O, Nov 1942
341,
(9), Stahel (Woodherb. Sur.) 123B
Sagot 517, and Sagot 972. Sagot 517
(U), Dec 1942 (9), Stahel (Woodherb. Sur.) 166A
is chosen as the
(U).
lectotype collection.
FRENCH GUIANA. Without locality (9), Aublet s. n.
(G), 1840 (6), Leprieur s.n. (P, type collection of P. 18. Pourouma oraria Standley & Cuatrecasas in
villosa); Charvein-Acarouany rd., km 1, 27 Oct 1953 Cuatrecasas, Caldasia 7: 301.
(9), BAFOG 93-M(CAY, P, U); St.
1956;
Laurent, Dec
Woodson,
1955
(9), BAFOG 7087
Ann. Missouri
(CAY, NY, P, U); Route
Bot.
de
Gard. 47:167.1960.
Cayenne,
Type.
km 14, 28 Oct 1957 (8), BAFOG 7745 (CAY, NY, P);
Colombia. Valle: Rio Yurumagui, Veneral, 28
Charvein, (9), Benoist 341 (P); Acarouany, 1858 (6), Jan 1944 (2), Cuatrecasas 15720 (holotype, F).
Sagot 517 (F, G, GH, GOET, P, S, U, U S, lectotype
collection of P. laevis; in F and P, material of P. mel- Tree, up to 20 m tall. Leafy twigs up to 15 mm
inonii subsp. melinonii under the same number), 1856 thick, yellow-puberulous and with dense, brown,
(9), Sagot 970 (P), (9), Sagot 972 (B, BR, F, G, P, S, pluricellular hairs. Lamina 7-fid, 28-32 x 40
U), (9), Sagot s.n. (U), (st), Sagot s.n. (G).
BRAZIL. AMAPA: 35 km ESE of Oiapoque, 2 Dec
cm, coriaceous, apex acuminate, base deeply cor-
1984 (9), Daly et al. 3790 (BG); Rio Amapari, Rancho date with overlapping lobes; upper surface
Santa Ana, 30 Sep 1961 (6), Pires et al. 51390 (FHO, smooth, main veins hairy, lower surface puber-
IAN, INPA, MG, MO, NY, US); between P6rto Platon ulous on the veins, arachnoid hairs confined to