Schefflera quinquecarinata Steyerm.
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1984. The Botany of the Guyana Highland - Part XII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 38: 1-84.
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Family
Araliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - A large forest tree of median altitudes, occasional in the eastern Gran Sabana and adjacent Pakaraima Plateau of Guyana.
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Discussion
Type. Tree 12 m tall, in forested area, ridge top. Km 134, headwaters Rio Cuyuni, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela, 23 Apr 1960, /. A. Steyermark & S. Nilsson 483 (holotype V E N , isotype N Y ) .
Tillett et al. 44849, of the M e r u m e Mountains, Guyana, exhibits shortened petiolules, and m a y prove to represent a distinct variant.
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Distribution
A large forest tree of median altitudes, occasional in the eastemGran Sabana and adjacent Pakaraima Plateau of Guyana.
Venezuela South America| Guyana South America|