Alchornea discolor Poepp.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1967. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part VII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 1-439.

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Alchornea discolor Poepp.

  • Description

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    Species Description - The distinctive character of this species is based on the length of 5 spike, which is 5-7 cm in A. discolor and up to 24 cm in A. schomburgkii.

    Distribution and Ecology - Limited to the Hylaea with a short northern extension into Venezuela along the Rio Negro.

  • Discussion

    Type. Syntypes: Prope Barra, Rio Negro, Spruce 1849 (photo of sterile spec. NY) ; Vicinibus Santarem, Prov. Para Spruce s.n. (photo of NY').