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Lozania pittieri (S.F. Blake) L.B. Sm.
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Latin - Named for Henry Francois Pittier (1857 - 1950)
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None located
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Characteristics :
Shape: elliptical
Pore type: tetra-zonocolporate
MO-1181413 Statistics :
Number of samples: 35
Length: 0.85 µm ± 0.09 µm
Width: 0.58 µm ± 0.09 µm
Quantiles:
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Length: 0.74 0.78 0.85 0.89 1.15
Width: 0.40 0.51 0.54 0.67 0.88
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Latitude : ??° - ??°
Longitude : ??° - ??°
Elevation : 0 - 3100 m
Countries :
Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela
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Geological strata : Sedimentary (Cenozoic), Extrusive volcanic (Cenozoic)
Soil : ?
Habitat : ?
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Cancer chemopreventive agent - Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor
Jang M, Pezzuto J M (1996) Assessment of cyclooxygenase inhibitors using in vitro assay systems
Protologue - the Holotype description
Smith L.B. (1935) Taxonomic notes on American Phanerogams - II, Phytologia, H.A. Gleason and Harold N. Moldenke, The New York Botanical Garden, New York, Vol. 1(3): 138Type specimens
Although not specified in the protologue these types are inherited from the synonym Lacistema pittieri.Herbaria | Illustration | Herbarium / Barcode Number | Collector Name & Number | Collection Date | Country | |
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Holotype | US | US-00104998 | H Pittier 8974 | 1920 July 12 | Venezuela | |
Isotypes | A | ![]() |
A-00038011 | H Pittier 8974 | 1920 July 12 | Venezuela |
G | G-00165301 | " | " | " | ||
GH | ![]() |
GH-00030810 | " | " | " | |
IAN | ![]() |
IAN-188989 | " | " | " | |
MT | ![]() |
MT-00117121 | " | " | " | |
NY | ![]() |
NY-00283962 | " | " | " | |
P | P-00690060 | " | " | " | ||
VEN | ![]() |
VEN-8682 | " | " | " | |
Syntypes | None specified |