Sciadotenia pachnococca Krukoff & Barneby
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Authority
Barneby, Rupert C. & Krukoff, Boris A. 1971. Supplementary notes on American Menispermaceae. VIII. A generic survey of the American Tricilisisae and Anomospermeae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 22: 1-89.
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Family
Menispermaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Affinitatis flore [male] deficiente incertae, foliorum lamina late oblonga venis secundariis transversalibus superne impressis bullata drupisque anguste obovoideis furfuraceo-pruinosis inter affines amazonicas praestans. Frutex scandens statura truncoque ignotis, caule annotino petiolisque pilis brevibus subappressis brunneis dense strigulosis; foliorum petiolus 3.5-7.5 cm longus ad apicem inflatum ventre sulcatus, lamina chartacea utrinque (sicca) subopaca olivacea-discolor superne glabra inferne pilis parvulis incurvis subappressis 0.2(-0.25) usque longis sparsis vel secus nervos densioribus strigulosa; venatio primaria ex ipso basi 5-nervia sed nervis exterioribus debilibus submarginaUbus brevibus, interioribus ultra mediam laminam incurvis, costa utroque latere ultra mediam 1-2 nervos secundarios majores adscendentes ac tota longitudine minores transversales debiliores emittenti, his omnibus superne impressis inferne valde elevatis, reticulo utriusque faciei prominulo subtili, areolis plerisque majoribus 0.5-1 mm diam; inflorescentiae [male] ignota [male] racemose 2-3-flora, pedunculo demum recurvo cum axi 3-4 cm longo dense setuloso ± 1-1.5 mm diam, pedicellis fructiferis abbreviatis 1-2 mm longis; flores [male] ac [female] ignoti; carpella 6; drupae carpophoris clavatis longitrorsus sulcatis basi tantum coalitis ± 7 mm longis dense brunneo-hispidulis elevatae anguste oblongo-ovoideae 1.7-1.8 cm longae subcompressae 9-11 mm latae; exocarpium tenue vix 0.1 mm crassum extus densissime griseo-furfuraceum pruinosum, exsiccatum mesoearpio mueilagineo evaporate endocarpium arete induens sculpturamque suam ab extra exhibens; endocarpium drupae parum minus, testa coriacea ± 0.3 mm crassa, extus inter venulas incisas leviter insculptum.
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Discussion
Type locality: capoeira, em frente a Ilha das Flores.
In general appearance the type of S. pachnococca suggests the broad-leaved variant of S. duckei mentioned above, but differs in the large size of the blade (of little taxonomic importance, probably), 5- not 3-plinerved from the base, and incipiently bullate by impression of the major nerves. The drupe of S. duckei is subglobose, 10-11 mm long, that of S. pachnococca oblong-obovoid, 17-18 mm long. Firmer distinction is contingent on characters of staminate inflorescence, not yet available.