Mollinedia ovata Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Monimiaceae
    Mollinedia ovata Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Wallnöfer 13512 with J.Tarin, 14 Nov 1997

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Saül and vicinity: W-WSW of Saül; south-side of summit of the northwestern peak of Mont Galbao.

  • Habitat

    Montane tropical moist forest. Primary.

  • Description

    Single-stemmed plant, ca. 2 m tall; trunk grey, densely covered with leaf-scars, up to the leaves and infructescences 0.93 m tall, 6.5 cm in diameter; leaves (including petiole) up to 2.6 m long; petioles 0.4-0.6 m long, with a 0,3 m long furrow adaxially, quite densely covered with patent, black spines abaxially; longest spines up to 10 cm long; leaf sheaths very short; leaf bases deltoid enlarged, 4 cm wide; rachis in cross-section quadrangular, with two diagonally opposite edges in the same plane as leaflets, the latter ones are inserted on the two adaxial flanks; all leaflets in the same plane; two infructescences present in the axils of living leaves; sphatae pendent, brown, covered with black bristles; fruits dark green, densely crowded, covered with darker bristles. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01204356

    Occurrence ID: 14320195-d066-441c-a338-9c2f6d7bfcc3

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • State/Province

    Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity: W-WSW of Saül; south-side of summit of the northwestern peak of Mont Galbao.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 720 m. (2362 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.6133, -53.2914

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The New York Botanical Garden
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01204356
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF FRENCH GUIANA
No. 13512	Monimiaceae
Mnllinedia laurina Tulasne
det. S.A.Mori (NY) Nov. 1997
Mont Galbao W-WSW Saul (3°37'N, 53°12'W); south-side of
summit of the northwestern peak (3C36'48"N, 53017'29"W);
non-flooded, primary, moist forest; ca. 720 m alt.
treelet 2 m tall (tree-top missing1} ; inflorescence
axes- and buds greenish; pedicels yellow; open flowers
outside yellow, inside whitish; old anthers brownish;
[1 photographs taken].
leg. B.Wallnofer & J.Tarin
14 November 1997
01204356