Schefflera clavigera Frodin

  • Filed As

    Araliaceae
    Schefflera clavigera Frodin

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 75802, 20 Jun 1953

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Chimantá Massif; above southeast-facing upper shoulder on slope leading to summit of Apácara-tepuí.

  • Habitat

    Lower mixed Bonnetia forest.

  • Description

    tree 30-40 feet tall; leaves coriaceous, deep green above, buff-silvery below; branches of inflorescence gray; ovary and style pale green.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA Voucher: Tissue sample removed February 2018 for study by Sarah Hardy & Greg Plunkett. DNA #188

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03227165

    Occurrence ID: df4272d1-a7ef-4a0e-8cd9-65f38b41be63

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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; above southeast-facing upper shoulder on slope leading to summit of Apácara-tepuí

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2000 - 2150 m. (6562 - 7054 ft.)

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THE NEW YORK .BOTANICAL ¿ARDEN
Schefflera mribsiici "tei (ÌT, E. Brown) Vignisi*
subsp umbellata
The New York Botanical Garden
CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EXPEDITION TO VENEZUELA
Chimantâ Massif
No. 7^802	\ ^ Estado Bolivar
tree 30-^0 feet tall; leaves coriaceous,
deep green above, buff-silvery below;
branches of inflorescence gray* ovary and
style pale green
Lower mixed Bonnetia forest above southeast-facing upper shoulder on slope;
leading to summit of Apacara-tepui
altitude 2000-2150 meters
Julian A. Steyermark	June 20, 1953
Dietribnttd by Chicago Natural History Museum and The New York Botanical Garden
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03227165