Stegolepis parvipetala var. chimantensis Maguire
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1965. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12 (3): 1-285.
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Family
Rapateaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Petals orange-yellow, anthers orange, bracts dull orange, leaves rich green above, silvery below, frequent in rocky savanna bordering zanjones NE cumbre camp at alt. 1865 m, 19 Feb 1955, Chimanta-tepui, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela, Julian A. Steyermark d John J. Wurdack 944 (holotype NY, isotypes VEN , US, K, F, BRAS).
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Perennes; vaginis 15-25 × 6-7 cm; laminis ad 13 dm longis, 6 cm latis; pedunculis 3-4 mm erassis, sursum trigonis dilatis 8-15 mm erassis; spieulis 70-100 vel plus, 10-12 mm longis sepalis inclusis; bracteolis 12-16(-20), 3-9 mm longis; petalis 12-16 mm longis anguste ovatis, auriculatis, unguibus in tubo 2-4 mm connatis; sepalis 10-11 mm longis, unguibus in tubo 2-3 mm connatis.
Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. The high altitude variant of the mesas of the western Gran Sabana.