Spathanthus unilateralis var. jenmani (N.E.Br.) Maguire

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1958. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part III. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-156.

  • Family

    Rapateaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Spathanthus unilateralis var. jenmani (N.E.Br.) Maguire

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution: Wet sandy places at low altitudes; known only from the Potaro River Gorge, British Guiana, where the variant is generally but locally confined and of consistent morphological form.

  • Discussion

    Spathanthus jenmani N. E. Brown, Kew Bull. 1906: 6. 1906.

    Type: Waratuk Path, Potaro River, British Guiana, Oct 1898, Jenman 7468 (holotype K, isotype NY).

  • Distribution

    Distribution: Wet sandy places at low altitudes; known only from the Potaro River Gorge, British Guiana, where the variant is generally but locally confined and of consistent morphological form.

    Guyana South America|