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Lozania montana Standl.

Standley P C (1937) Flora of Costa Rica part II, Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series, Field Museum Press, Chicago, Vol 18(2): 722

Types

Holotype: Brenes 4365 at F

Isotypes: Brenes 4365 at NY

Syntypes: None specified

Protologue

Frutex gracilis vel arbuscula 5-metralis;
Ramulis plus minusve flexuosis, novellis sparse breviter strigosis;
Folia crasse membranacea petiolata, petiolo 9-12 mm. longo; lamina anguste oblongo-lanceolata 6-11.5 cm. longa 1.5-3.5 cm. lata longe anguste attenuato-acuminata, acumine ipso obtuso, basi acuta vel subobtusa, arcte argute serrata, supra glabra, nervis venisque prominulis, subtus paullo pallidior, tantum ad nervos costamque sparse adpresso-pilosa, in axillis nervorum sparse barbata, nervis lateralibus utroque latere 3 vel 4;
Racemi solitarri vel 2-3-fasciculati usque ad 3.5 cm. longi laxe multiflori, pedicellis fere 3 mm. longis glabris, rhachni sparse minute pilosula, bracteis minutis vaginantibus;
Capsula 3.5 mm. longa subglobosa glabra apice apiculata.

Original document, English translation

Distribution

San Ramon, Costa Rica


Habitat

Damp forest

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