Lacistema curtum J.F. Macbr.

Macbride J F (1934) New or renamed spermatophytes mostly Peruvian in Candollea: Organe du Conservatoire et du Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Geneve redige par B P G Hochreutiner, Directeur du Conservatoire et du Jardin, Edition, abonnement et vente conservatoire botanique, Geneve, Vol 5: 392

Types

Holotype: Killip & Smith 24617 at F, G (fragment)

Isotypes: Killip & Smith 24617 at BM, IAN, NY, US

Syntypes: None specified

Protologue

Arboreum 3-5m. altum;
Ramulis novellis petiolis foliisque subtus imprimis ad nervos conspicue pilosiusculis;
Foliis integris rigidiuscule chartaceis supra lucidulis glabris oblongo-ellipticis basi acutis apice subabrupte caudato-acuminatis inaequalibus interdum 7 cm. longis, 2,5 cm latis vel interdum 14 cm. longis, 4,5 cm latis; nervis lateralibus utrinque 5-6 subtus mediocriter conspicuis;
Stipulis caducis subulato-acuminatis margine glabris scariosis;
Spiculis petiolo brevioribus; bracteis late triangularibus acutiusculis minutissime parceque denticulatis ad basin solum longe hirsuto-pilosis;
Sepalis 4, oblongo-lanceolatis acutis integris (?); discus parvus.

Original document

Distribution

above San Ramon, Junin, Peru

Habitat

Dense forest

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