Schefflera clavigera Frodin

  • Filed As

    Araliaceae
    Schefflera clavigera Frodin

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 93924, 15 May 1964

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Auyan-tepui. Cumbre de la parte sur: meseta de piedra arenisca, entre "Oso Woods Camp" y Libertador".

  • Habitat

    Bonnetia roraimae-B. steyermarkii forest by quebrada of "Boggy Camp" below El Libertador.

  • Description

    "powney-yek" (arekuna). Tree 4-5 m.; leaves coriaceous, dark green above, gray-buff below; corolla and anthers pale olive green; calyx buff-green; peduncle yellow green with suffusion of pale lavender.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA Voucher: Tissue sample removed February 2018 for study by Sarah Hardy & Greg Plunkett. DNA #189

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03227163

    Occurrence ID: 9f888473-9aed-4015-9d40-d3d8dd287b98

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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

    Auyan-tepui. Cumbre de la parte sur: meseta de piedra arenisca, entre "Oso Woods Camp" y Libertador"

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2050 - 2300 m. (6726 - 7546 ft.)

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Scheffera clavatoris Frodin (sp. nov.)
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Sheet 1
Schefflera umbellata (N. E. Brown) Viguier
subsp umbellata
BASSETT MAGUIRE
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Instituto Botánico MAC, Caracas - New York Botanical Garden
Expedición Auyan-tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
No. 93924 gchefflerife umbellata (N.E.Br.) Viguier
"powney-yek" (arekuna). lr.ee 4-5 m?|* íea^e?ark
coriaceous, dark green above, gray-buff
below; corolla and anthers pale olive green%
calyx buff-green; peduncle yellow green with
suffusion of pale lavender.
Bonnetia roraimae-B. steyermarkii forest by
quebrada of “Boggy Camp” below El Libertador
Cumbre de la parte sur: meseta de piedra arenisca, entre
“Oso Woods Camp” y “Libertador”.
altura: 2050-2300 metros
Núm. Herb.
Julian A. Steyermark	15 de Mayo, 1964
03227163