Schefflera clavigera Frodin

  • Filed As

    Araliaceae
    Schefflera clavigera Frodin

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 716 with John J. Wurdack, 11 Feb 1955

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Chimantá Massif, Central Section; just east of west branch of headwaters of Río Tirica.

  • Habitat

    Bonnetia swale along creek.

  • Description

    Tree 4 m, leaves coriaceous, dark green above, buff-fulvous below, peduncles pale green with dull lavender splotching, hypanthium gray-green, filament; creamy, anthers yellow, corolla lobes buff brown-green within, brown without, locally frequent.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA Voucher: Tissue sample removed February 2018 for study by Sarah Hardy & Greg Plunkett. DNA #182

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03227158

    Occurrence ID: 71363dea-bbf2-4274-91da-25b8f81f0d46

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Apiales

  • Family

    Araliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Schefflera clavigera Frodin
    Note: Filed in "Crepinella" group

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Chimantá Massif, Central Section; just east of west branch of headwaters of Río Tirica

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2120 m. (6955 ft.)

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Scheffera
Thg New York Botanical Garden
Frodin (sp. nov.)
det. David G. Frodin, 1990 (PH)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN—CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM EXPEDITION
No. 716
Chimantá Massif
Central Section
Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
Schef fiera umbellata (N. E. Brown) Viguier
siibsp umbellata
Tree 4 m, leaves coriaceous, dark green above,
buff-fulvous below, peduncles pale green with dull
lavender splotching, hypanthium gray-green, filament^
creamy, anthers yellow, corolla lobes buff brown-
green within, brown without, locally frequent.
Bonnetia swale along creek just east of west branch of headwaters of Rio Tirica
Julian A. Steyermark	altitude 2120 meters
John J. Wurdack	February 11, 1955
Distributed by Chicago Natural History Museum and The New York Botanical Garden
03227158