Sauvagesia imthurniana subsp. chimantensis Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack

• Authority

  Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1961. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IV (2). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-87.

• Family

  Ochnaceae

• Scientific Name

  Sauvagesia imthurniana subsp. chimantensis Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack

• Description

  Latin Diagnosis - Folia elliptica bis vix oblongo-elliptica.

• Discussion

  Typical S. imthurniana, apparently limited to Mt. Roraima, has oblanceolate or obovate-oblong leaf blades widest above the middle, while subsp. chimantensis has leaves widest at or slightly below the middle.