Calliandra laxa var. urimana Barneby
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Authors
Rupert C. Barneby
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Authority
Barneby, Rupert C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: A generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74: 1-223.
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Family
Mimosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
VENEZUELA. Bolivar: On w. Bank of no Urimán just above Salto Acarima, 393 m, 8 Jan 1955, J. A. Steyermark & J. J. Wurdack 38. — Holotypus, NY; isotypus, US. Calliandra urimana Brunner & Forero in sched., nom. nud.
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Description
Variety Description - Lf-formula iv-vi/17-22; lf-stks of larger lvs 2.5-5 cm, the petiole 9-17 mm, the longer interpinnal segments 4.5-8 mm; rachis of longer pinnae 3-5 cm; lfts thinly pilosulous facially, the larger ones 4-6.5 x 1.8-2.5 mm; inner posterior primary nerve faint and short; peduncles 2.5-4 cm.
Distribution and Ecology - At savanna edge and on rocky stream banks, ±370400 m, localized in the middle Caroní basin in Bolivar, Venezuela, within 5°15'-45'N, 62°20'-50'W, on ríos Urimán, Aprada and Acanán near the foot of Auyan- and Uaipan-tepuis. — Map 4. — Fl. I—III.
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Distribution
Bolívar Venezuela South America|