Bertiera diversiramea Steyerm.

• Authority

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

• Family

  Rubiaceae

• Scientific Name

  Bertiera diversiramea Steyerm.

• Description

  
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  Latin Diagnosis - Arbor 3-4 m, ramis glabris vel glabratis; stipulis 4-7 mm longis 3-4 mm vaginatis extus basi glabris prope medium apicemque parce strigillosis in apicem lanceolatam acuminatam 2-4 mm longam desinentibus, sinubus intus margini-busque albido-barbatis; foliis manifeste petiolatis, petiolis 7-25 mm longis glabris vel glabratis; laminis oblongo-ellipticis vel oblongo-oblanceolatis apice acutis vel subacuminatis basi cuneatim acutis vel acuminatis 12-19 cm longis 4.5-7 cm latis supra glabris praeter costam mediam pilis adpressis brevibus remotis muni-tam, subtus glabris praeter nervorum lateralium axillas albido-barbatas costam mediamque parce strigillosam vel glabratam; nervis lateralibus utroque latere 8-10; inflorescentia in anthesi anguste lineari-oblonga in fructu late oblonga vel oblonga 12-20 cm longa 3.5-12 cm lata pedunculo incluso, pedunculis 5.5-10 cm longis parce strigillosis, rhachidi parce puberulenti, axibus lateralibus 16-28 inferioribus saepe pleiochasialibus vel dichasialibus 4-20 mm longis in lineas puberu-lentes aliter glabris; floribus sessilibus 3-12 pro ramo inflorescentiae; inflorescen-tiae bracteis subulatis vel lineari-lanceolatis acutis 2-4 mm longis parce puberulis; florium bracteis subulatis vel linearibus 1-1.5 mm longis plerumque glabratis marginibus ciliatis; calyce hypanthioque 1.6-l.8 mm longo, hypanthio campanu-lato 1.2-1.4 mm longo plerumque glabro vel basi parce piloso; calycis lobis sub-orbicularibus rotundatis 0.2-0.3 mm altis 0.6-0.7 mm latis glabris praeter apicem parce minuteque ciliolatam; corollis hypocrateriformi-infundibuliformibus 6-7.5 mm longis, tubo 4-5 mm longo basi 1 mm lato extus intusque glabro, lobis ovatis acutis vel subacutis 1.2-2.2 mm longis 1.2 mm latis extus glabris intus infra medium villosis, fauce 1 mm longa 2.5 mm lata extus glabra intus villosa; antheris 2.5 mm longis, loculis 1.5 mm longis basi sagittato-bilobatis, appendice lanceolata acuminata 1 mm longa; stylo 4.5 mm longo glabro; stigmate 2.5 mm longo; fructu 4-5 mm diam non-costato glabro; seminibus (immaturis) ferrugineo-brunneis triquetris 2 mm longis 1.5 mm latis papillato-verruculosis.