Standley P C (1937) Flora of Costa Rica part II, Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series, Field Museum Press, Chicago, Vol 18(2): 633
Types
Holotype: Standley & Valerio 49894 at F
Isotypes: Standley & Valerio 49894 at US
Syntypes: None specified
Protologue
Frutex praeter inflorescentiam fere omnino glaber; Ramulis gracilibus brunnescentibus; Folia crasse papyracea petiolata, petiolo gracili 8-12 mm. longo; lamina laceolato-oblonga 7-12 cm. longa 2.5-3.5 cm. lata longe anguste attenuato-acuminata, basi acuta, glabra, arcte crenato-serrata, nervis lateralibus utroque latere ca. 4 valde adscendentibus; Flores racemosi, racemis in axillis fasciculatis multifloris hirtellis foliis duplo brevioribus, pedicellis gracilibus 3 mm. longis; Sepala recurva obtusa; Capsula subglobosa 3 mm. diam.
