Lacistema grandifolium Schnizl.

IPNI :
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134462-2

CoL2017 :
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:2f7a893e-d35f-11e6-9d3f-bc764e092680:col20170308

Foliis oblongis v. ellipticis, basi rotundatis, integerrimis, magnis, infra dense pubescentibus v. tomentosis; spicis laxis, parce fructiferis; capsulis ovatis, acute mucronatis, pilosis

Ramuli : stricti, subgeniculati, internodiis unciam prope attin gentibus, cortice laeviusculo, paullo longitudinaliter striato, griseo-brunneo, apicem versus puberulo, parte superiore tantum foliis 10-12 obsiti; gemma lateralis, acuminata;

Folia : disticha, patentia, ochrea cauli adnata, altero latere oblique adscendent, brevi; Petiolus brevis (2"' longus), lamina elliptica v. oblonga, 5 pollices longa, 2 1/2 lata, basi rotundata, apice breviter acuminata, integerrima; costatio conspicua, excurrens, costae laterales 8 secundariae tenerrimae, diffusae et pube occultae, subhorizontales, simpliciter et parce furcatae, anastomosantes; pagina inferior folii unacum costis breviter denseque pilosa v. breviter tomentosa, superior sparsim pubescens, subluces, margo angustus revolutus;

Stipulae : basi in ocream contractae, intrapetiolares, deciduae, pubescentes;

Inflorescentia : e parte ramuli aphylla tantum enascens, usque ad internodia 6 descendens;

Spiculae : circiter 15, glomeratae, tenerae, pollicem dimidium attingentes; rhachi hirsuta;

Flosculi : 15-20 inferiores steriles, 2-3 superiorum tantum fertiles; bracteae squamatae, apiculatae;

Fructus : capsularis, oblongus, triqueter, mucronatus, pubescens, loculicide dehiscens;

Placenta : filiformis, valvarum una tantum funiculum gerit apicem versus exsertum, basin versus productum;

Semen : plerumque unicum, pendulum, obtuse ellipticum, testa laeviuscula, ochracea, vasis paucis a chalaza descendentibus, raphe conspicua filiformis

grandifolium :
Latin - grand- = large
Latin - -folium = leaf

			- H E R B A R I U M   I N F O R M A T I O N -
Common name	Language	Country	Code	Barcode Number	Collector Name & Number	Collection date	Article (see bibliography)
Boskoffie	?	Suriname	K		J Lanjouw, J C Lindeman 2445	1949Mar07	-
Gangouti blanc	Creole	French Guiana	?	?	P N Grenand 1577	1978Aug14	-
Mulzisili	Wayapi	French Guiana	?	?	M F Prevost, P N Grenand 915	1980Aug03	-
Tahu mwa	Arawak	French Guiana	?	?	P N Grenand 1577	1978Aug14	-

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Characteristics :
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Latitude : ??°

Longitude : ??° - ??°

Elevation : 10 - 800 m


Countries :
Brasil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Geological strata : Sedimentary (Archean, Jurassic/Cretaceous, Cenozoic, Quaternary), Extrusive volcanic (Proterozoic), Endogenous: plutonic and/or metamorphic (Proterozoic)

Soil : ?

Habitat : Upland rain forest, riparian forest, secondary forest.

Toriola D et al., 1998 states "pioneer species"

EMBL-EBI : NCBI : DDBJ

Chromosome & ploidy values : Unknown

None located

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