Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part XI. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 32: 1-391.

  • Family

    Malpighiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth

  • Description

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    Species Description - Shrubs or small trees 1-5 m tall, the young stems glabrous or very sparsely sericeous and soon glabrate, the epidermis and later the bark exfoliating. Lamina ofthe larger leaves 7-14 cm long, 5-9 cm wide, ovate, rhomboidal, or obovate, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, acute, obtuse, rounded, or emarginate at the apex, at first bearing a few hairs but very soon quite glabrate, the lateral veins prominulous on both sides, the margin and veins below often white; petiole 0-2 mm long, thick, glabrate; stipules 1-2 mm long, connate, the pair wider than long, broadly rounded, abaxially loosely sericeous to glabrate, adaxially glabrous. Inflorescence 9-17 cm long, loosely sericeous or tomentose to glabrate; bracts 2-3.5(-5) mm long, 1-2 mm wide, ovate to lingulate, mostly deciduous before maturation of the fruit; peduncle none, the flowers borne 1 per bract; bracteoles like the bracts but smaller. Pedicel 4-8 mm long, (-12 mm in fruit), loosely sericeous or tomentose, circinate in bud, twisted and/or decurved in fruit. Sepals all biglandular, 2-2.5 mm long beyond the glands, 1.5-2 mm wide, ovate or lingulate, obtuse or rounded at the apex, abaxially glabrous or proximally sericeous, adaxially densely sericeous except near margin, reflexed in anthesis, accrescent in fruit; glands 2-2.8 mm long. Petals pink and white, glabrous, the limb much wider than long, several petals exposed in bud. Anthers 2.4-4 mm long, sericeous on both sides of the locules, especially distally, the locules 2-3 mm long, linear, rounded and often detached at the apex, the connective extended (0-)0.2-1.3 mm beyond the locules, the extension tapered distally and usually recurved. Ovary 1-1.5 mm high, cylindrical, glabrous, all 3 locules fertile; styles 3.7-5.5 mm long, bent at the apex. Fruit green (yellow at maturity?), 7-8 mm in diameter (dried), globose or ovoid, glabrous, the nut rugose.

  • Discussion

    13. Byrsonima coccolobifolia Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 5: 148 (4° ed.). 1821 [1822]. Fig 16e, f. Byrsonima sessilifolia Bentham, London Jour. Bot, (Hooker) 7: 124, 1848, Type, Robt. Schomburgk 1st. CoH. s n (K). Type. Humboldt & Bonpland, ViHa de Cura, Aragua, Venezuela (P).

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Savannas of the West Indies and South America from Venezuela south to Paraguay. Guayana collections: VENEZUELA. Bolívar: Río Hacha, Canaima, Feb flr, Agostini 359 (VEN); Ciudad Piar, 450 m, Apr flr, Aristeguieta 2205 (VEN); Fundacion Road, 420-510 m. May flr, Maguire & Wurdack 35771 (VEN), May frt, Maguire & Wurdack 35772 (VEN); Río Carrao, S W of Saltas Canaima, May flr, Rutkis & Foldats 507 (VEN); San Felix, May flr, Steyermark 86265 (VEN); San Felix-Puerto Ordaz, elev 20 m, J

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