Tapeinostemon longiflorum Maguire & Steyerm. var. longiflorum

Authority

Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part XI. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 32: 1-391.

Family

Gentianaceae

Scientific Name

Tapeinostemon longiflorum Maguire & Steyerm. var. longiflorum

Description

Latin Diagnosis - Corollis 12-16 mm longis, aliquantum salviformibus.

Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. A subshrub to 3 m, of open areas. Known only from Cerro de la Neblina.

Discussion

la Tapeinostemon longiflorum Maguire & Steyermark var longiflorum Type. Subshrub 1 m high, flowers white, occasional, trail camp to North Escarpment, 1800 m altitude, Cerro de la Nebhna, Territorio Amazonas, Venezuela 17 Nov 1957, Bassett Maguire, John J. Wurdack & Celia K. Maguire 42134 (holotype NY, isotypes VEN, K, US). Paratype. Reclining shrub 1.5-3.0 m, flowers white, frequent, upper slopes below NW escarpment between Camp 4 and Cumbre Camp, 1500-1700 m, 13 Jan 1954, Maguire, Wurdack & Bunting 37255 (NY, US, F, VEN).