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Lacistema ellipticum Schnizl.
Foliis : ellipticis intergerrimis, basi in petiolum rotundatis, apice breviter acuminiatis, subtus pubescentibus; spiculis copiose fructiferis; capsulis grabris;
Ramuli : cylindracei, internodiis pollicem longis, superiore parte incrassatis, cortice epidermide imprimis apicem versus dense pubescente;
Folia : petiolo brevi (1/3 poll. longo), elliptica, basi rotundata, apice breviter acuminata, margine integerriamo, subrepando, supra laevigata, infra simul cum costis pube dense obsita, costae laterales 6-7, angulo acuto prodientes, marginem fere attingentes, secunda inde a basi medium folii longitudinem aggrediente; stipularum cicatrices obsoletae, obliquae;
Inflorescentiae : spicae glomeratae, numerosae, 10-15, spiculae solita generis magnitudine, fructus plures, maturescentes;
Flores : uti reliqui ejusdem generis, ceterum observantur squamulae 8 lineares, flexuosae;
Discus : trilobatus, lobis emarginatis, subaequalibus, triangularibus;
Stamen : filamento filiformi;
Pistillum : ovatum, stylo germen pubescens subaequante, stigmata brevia 2 raro 3, ovula 3;
Fructus : breviter stipitatus, triangularis, elongato-turbinatus, vix mucronatus, purpureo-fuscus;
Semen : immaturum tantum repertum fuit
Ramuli : cylindracei, internodiis pollicem longis, superiore parte incrassatis, cortice epidermide imprimis apicem versus dense pubescente;
Folia : petiolo brevi (1/3 poll. longo), elliptica, basi rotundata, apice breviter acuminata, margine integerriamo, subrepando, supra laevigata, infra simul cum costis pube dense obsita, costae laterales 6-7, angulo acuto prodientes, marginem fere attingentes, secunda inde a basi medium folii longitudinem aggrediente; stipularum cicatrices obsoletae, obliquae;
Inflorescentiae : spicae glomeratae, numerosae, 10-15, spiculae solita generis magnitudine, fructus plures, maturescentes;
Flores : uti reliqui ejusdem generis, ceterum observantur squamulae 8 lineares, flexuosae;
Discus : trilobatus, lobis emarginatis, subaequalibus, triangularibus;
Stamen : filamento filiformi;
Pistillum : ovatum, stylo germen pubescens subaequante, stigmata brevia 2 raro 3, ovula 3;
Fructus : breviter stipitatus, triangularis, elongato-turbinatus, vix mucronatus, purpureo-fuscus;
Semen : immaturum tantum repertum fuit
ellipticum :
Greek - the shape of the leaf
Greek - the shape of the leaf
Protologue - the Holotype description
Schnizlein A C F H C (1857) in Flora BrasiliensisType specimens
J B E Pohl 4400 specimen does not exist at W (personal communication Dr Christian Bräuchler, Scientist and Curator of Vascular Plants, Natural History Museum Vienna 2019Nov05) so I am going to suggest that the Berlin Type Negative becomes the Neotype for this name.| Herbaria | Illustration | Catalogue Number | Collector Name & Number | Collection Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neotype | F |  |
Berlin type negatives IRN: 219760 |
Sellow | 1818 | Brasil |
| Isotype | F |  |
V0060933F | J B E Pohl 4401 | no date | Brasil |
| W | W-Herb.bras. 0024939 | " | " | " | ||
| W | W-Herb.bras. 0024940 | " | " | " | ||
| Syntypes | None specified |