Schnizlein A C F H C (1857) in Flora Brasiliensis, Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aloirumque botanicis studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Monachii et Lipsiae (Munich & Leipzig), Vol. 4(1): column 284, table 78, figure 1.
Common names
Unknown
Types
Holotype: Spruce 220 at W (lost?)
Isotypes: Spruce 220 at
FI-Webb,
G,
G,
G-DC,
GH,
K,
M,
NY
Syntypes: None specified
Protologue
Foliis ovato-ellipticis; basi retundatis, apices acuminatis, utrinque glabris; fasciculis spicularum numerosis, aequalibus, in foliato aeque ac in defoliato ramuli parte; Ramuli teres, tener, cortice laevuisculo cinereo-fusco, internodiis brevibus, vix pollicem attingentibus, non incrassatis, superioribus pubescentibus; Folia alterna, disticha, pendula, petiolo brevi, vix lineas 2 attingente, lamina ovato-elliptica, integerrima, margine paullo revoluto, acumine sensim producto; costae laterales parcae 3 ad 4, arcuatae, marginem fere attingentes, arcuatim connexae, intermediis nonnullis angulo lato prodientes; Stipulae terminales pubescentes, subulatae; Inflorescentiae glomeruli numerosi 15-18, ad ultimum usque folium ramuli procreati, aequaliter evoluti in axillis foliorum ut in parte ramuli ab his destituta; Spiculae tenerrimae, cylindraceae, 6-7 lin. longae, laxiuscule floribus obsitae, omnes ut videtur steriles, nusquam enim fructus vestigium patet; Bracteae concavae, truncatae, mucronulatae; Sepala 6 lanceolata, acuminata; Discus lobis 3 emarginatis, subaequalibus; Stamen filamento dilatato ventricos; Pistillum germine conico in stylum illud aequantem elongatum, stigmata 3, brevia; Fructus ignoscitur
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Distribution
Bolivia, Brasil (Mato Grosso, Amazonas, Amapa, Para, Rondonia, Parana), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
Altitude
50 - 850 metres
Ecology
Geology: Sedimentary (Proterozoic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Cenozoic, Quaternary), Endogenous: plutonic and/or metamorphic (undifferentiated Precambrian); Habitat: Low altitude and riparian forests (to be confirmed); Altitude: Rarely up to 800 m (to be confirmed)
Conservation
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Category: Unlisted
Located in protected reserves: yes
