Vol. 1 part 2 - Species Plantarum Programme

CHRYSOBALANACEAE (Parinari)
24: Leaf lamina oblong to elliptic; primary veins 22–28 pairs;
petioles with 2 glands
25 Proximal portion of midrib impressed on upper surface;
petioles canaliculate; leaf acumen 7–13 mm long
[Colombia, Panama]
24. P. chocoensis
25: Midrib plane or prominent (sometimes slightly impressed
in P. gigantea); petioles terete; leaf acumen 3–7 mm long
26 Leaves rigidly coriaceous; primary veins slightly
impressed on upper portion [Borneo]
25. P. gigantea
26: Leaves chartaceous; primary veins prominulous or plane
above
27 Stipules c. 2 mm long; petioles with 2 conspicuous
medial glands [Brazil]
26. P. brasiliensis
27: Stipules 3–7 mm long; petioles eglandular or with
inconspicuous glands [Malesia]
39. P. costata
22: Primary leaf veins 8–21 pairs
28 Leaves with a metallic sheen above; petioles 14–20 mm long
[Borneo]
27. P. metallica
28: Leaves without metallic sheen; petioles 4–13 mm long
29 Leaves rounded or emarginate at apex [Africa] 28. P. curatellifolia
29: Leaves acute, apiculate or acuminate at apex (sometimes
rounded in P. anamensis of Malesia) [Neotropics or Malesia]
30 Leaves acute or apiculate, but not acuminate [Malesia]
31 Petioles 10–12 mm long 29. P. prancei
31: Petioles 4–9 mm long
32 Inflorescence predominantly axillary; leaves broadly
elliptic
30. P. sumatrana
32: Inflorescence terminal and subterminal; leaves elliptic
to narrowly oblong
31. P. anamensis
30: Leaves distinctly acuminate [Neotropics or Malesia]
33 Leaves rigidly coriaceous, broadest well below midpoint;
midrib and often primary veins lightly impressed
above [Malesia]
32. P. rigida
33: Leaves chartaceous or thinly coriaceous (rigid in
P. sprucei), usually broadest at or above middle (except
in P. insularum); midrib and primary veins plane or
prominulous above (sometimes slightly impressed in
P. insularum and P. klugii)
34 Inflorescence a dense many-flowered corymbose panicle
35 Inflorescence and flowers with yellow-brown
pubescence; leaf apex acute or short-acuminate, the
acumen 0–4 mm long; young branches with short
pubescence only [Neotropical S America]
33. P. occidentalis
35: Inflorescence and flowers with silver-grey
pubescence; leaf apex with acumen 8–13 mm long;
young branches with both short pubescence and long
stiff hairs [W Amazonia]
34. P. klugii
34: Inflorescence a lax panicle, not corymbose
36 Leaves ovate with a long thin acumen tapering from
well below mid-point; midrib often impressed above
[Pacific Islands]
35. P. insularum
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