Posoqueria coriacea subsp. formosa f. huilensis Steyerm. & Standl.

Authority

Maguire, Bassett. 1967. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part VII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 1-439.

Family

Rubiaceae

Scientific Name

Posoqueria coriacea subsp. formosa f. huilensis Steyerm. & Standl.

Description

Species Description - Posoqueria huilensis appears to represent merely an extremely broad-leaved variation of P. coriacea subsp. formosa. The leaves of subsp formosa range from 8-16 cm wide, those of f.huilensis mainly 16-22 cm wide. In all other respects, P. huilensis coincides with floral and vegetative characters of subsp. formosa.

Distribution and Ecology - Known only from the type collection.

Discussion

Posoquena huilensis Standley, Field Mus. Publ. Bot. 8: 168. 1930.

Type, La Resina, Dept. Huila, Colombia, S. Juzepczuk 6578.