Lacistema robustum Schnizl.

LSID
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:424b9db4-52c2-102c-b3cd-957176fb88b9:ac2009
urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:1822558

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 281 & table 77

Common names

None located

Types

Holotype: Lhotsky anno 1831 at B (destroyed: confirmed 13 July 2009)

Isotype: Lhotsky anno 1831 at G-DC

Syntypes: None specified

Protologue

Foliis ellipticis in petiolum attenuatis, apice acuminatis, integerrimis, utrinque glaberrimis, spiculis mediocribus, parce fertilibus

Rami cylindracei internodiis elongatis, pollicem circiter longis, parum tumidulis, stipularum cicatricibus vix conspicuis; cortex laevis in sicco status tenuiter striatus, griseo-fuscescens;
Folia petiolo satis longo, lineas circiter 8 attingente, firmo, superne profunde canaliculato, petiolum versus angustata, acumine attenuato, margine integerrimo (sicco statu) acute revoluto subrepando vel dentato-undulato, superne lucida, inferne laevigata; costae laterales solito modo 5, arcuato-excurrentes, infima margini proxima;
Inflorescentia e spicis circa 8 formata, aliis hujus generis similibus, parce fructiferis;
Flores bracteis cochleatis triangularibus, prophylla filiformia, incurva
Sepala 4 latiuscula, ovato-lanceolata, prominula; Discus trilobus lobo postico majore v. obscure quadrilobus lobo uno postico emeraginato fere 5 lobo;
Stamen cruribus antheras aequantibus, nonnunquam uti filamentum ipsum inflatis;
Pistillum germine globoso, pyramidato, pubescente, stylo nunc conspicuo, stigmata 3 actua;
Fructus maturus obovato-trigonus, brevissime stipitatus, obtusuisculus, pericarpio laevigato, dilute rubro-fuscescente;

Original document, Original document - table 77

Full morphological description

Habit: tree or shrub
Height: up to 10 m
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Trunk and canopy

Trunk: diameter at breast height: up to 0.15 m
Bark: no data
Crown: no data
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Leaves

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Inflorescence and fruit

Inflorescence: catkins emerge from leaf axils
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Images

None located

Distribution

Brasil (Mato Grosso, Bahia, Pernambuco, Espirito Santo)

Altitude

100 - 800 metres

Ecology

Geology: Sedimentary (Proterozoic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Cenozoic)
Habitat: lowland forest (to be confirmed)

Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Category: Least concern
Located in protected reserves: yes

Voucher specimens

Unknown

Chromosome & ploidy values

Unknown

Molecular sequences

EMBL-EBI

Ecological phytochemicals

Unknown

Pollination mechanism

Unknown

Seed dispersal vectors (frugivores)

Unknown

Other plant/animal associations

Unknown

Human uses

Unknown

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