Stegolepis hitchcockii Maguire subsp. hitchcockii
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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. Herb with yellow flowers, open places near summit, Serrania Paru at alt. 1500 m, Caiio Asisa, Rio Ventuari, Terr. Amazonas, Venezuela, 3 Feb 1949, Kathleen D. Phelps d- C. B. Hitchcock 535 (holotype N Y ) .
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Vaginis oblongis, nervis evidentur, valde marginatis; spieulis, sepalis inclusis, 15-16 mm longis; bracteolis obtusiusculis emarginatis.
Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Apparently a local race confined to Cerro Paru: frequent, caudex to 1 m long, scapes 7-10 per plant, flowers yellow, sabanita and scrub forest at 2000 m alt., Cowan d Wurdack 31194.