Anemopaegma karstenii Bureau & K.Schum.
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part X. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 1-288.
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Family
Bignoniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Discussion
2. Anemopaegma karstenii Bureau & K. Schumann, Mart. Fl. Bras. 8(2): 130. 1896. Type. Venezuela: Puerto Cabello, Karsten sn (not seen). Anemopaegma carrerense Armitage, Jour. Bot. 36: 188. 1898. Lectotype. Trinidad: Island of Carrera, Armitage sn (K). This species has been generally known as A. carrerense. The type on which Bureau & K. Schumann's older epithet was based has not been seen but the description proves its identity. The species is common throughout Venezuela and reaches 1200 m altitude on the Gran Sabana.