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

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<strong>Coussapoa</strong><br />

FIG. 42. <strong>Coussapoa</strong> orthoneura: 1, leafy twig <strong>with</strong> pistillate inflorescences (Pr<strong>an</strong>ce 14092); 2, leafy twig <strong>with</strong><br />

staminate inflorescences (Schultes et al. 13774).<br />

type, INPA; isotypes, C, F, K, M, MICH, MO, NY,<br />

P, SU, U, US).<br />

Tree, hemi-epiphytic or terrestrial, up to 35 m<br />

tall. Leafy twigs 2-6 mm thick, glabrous or<br />

sparsely, puberulous, sometimes hirtellous.<br />

Lamina (sub)coriaceous, obovate to (broadly) elliptic<br />

to oblong, 2-15(-24) x 1-8(-11) cm, apex<br />

1 cm<br />

81<br />

acute to shortly acuminate or obtuse, base obtuse<br />

to acute or truncate, margin entire or subcrenate;<br />

upper surface glabrous, lower surface glabrous or<br />

sparsely to densely appressed-puberulous, sometimes<br />

substrigose or <strong>with</strong> white arachnoid hairs<br />

later deciduous; lateral veins 2-7 pairs, straight<br />

or slightly curved, basal pairs unbr<strong>an</strong>ched reach-

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