Coussarea amapaënsis Steyerm.

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Coussarea amapaënsis Steyerm.

  • Description

    Species Description - Fratex vel arbor parva ad 3.5 m; stipulis inconspicuis truncatis; foliis petio-latis, petiolis 7-11 mm longis; laminis oblongo-ellipticis apice abrupte caudatis, acumine obtuso, basi cuneatim acutis 5.5-10.5 cm longis 2.2-4 cm latis ubique glabris, nervis lateralibus utroque latere 5-7 fere horizontaliter patentibus ante marginem 3-7 mm anastomosantibus, venulis tertiariis conspicuis utrinque laxe prominenteque areolatis; inflorescentia epedunculata vel breviter pedunculato, pedunculo 3 mm longo minute puberulenti, floribus 3-4 ad apices ramulorum terminantibus sessilibus vel breviter pedicellatis, pedicellis 1 mm longis minute puberulentibus; bracteis sub pedicellis duobus erectis subulatis vel oblanceolatis 2-3 mm longis 0.8 mm latis minute puberulentibus; calyce hypanthioque 3-4.5 mm longo minute puberulenti, hypanthio urceolato 1.8-3 mm longo; calyce 1.5-2 mm longo ore inaequaliter 5-clenticulato, dentmn uno oblongo-ligulato obtuso 0.8-1 mm longo 0.2 mm lato, ceteris brevioribus late deltoideis vel lanceolato-deltoideis subacutis 0.1 mm longis vel acuminatis 0.1-0.5 mm longis 0.1-0.3 mm latis; eorollis anguste cylindricis apice sensim angustatis in alabastro 15-17 mm longis extus minute puberulentibus intus glabris, tubo in alabastro 9 mm longo basi 1.2 mm lato, lobis in alabastro 6.5 mm longis; antheris in alabastro linearibus 4.2-4.3 mm longis; stylo 4 mm longo; fructu 20 mm longo 12 mm lato.