Schefflera guanayensis Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin subsp. guanayensis

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1984. The Botany of the Guyana Highland - Part XII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 38: 1-84.

  • Family

    Araliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Schefflera guanayensis Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin subsp. guanayensis

  • Description

    Species Description - Foliola ovata a oblongo-ovata, praecipue ad basim rotundatis, 7-10 cm longis, 3.0-5.2 cm latis, nervo marginali conspicuo; axibus lateralibus inflorescentiae 28 - 40.

    Distribution and Ecology - At present known from the summits of Ceno Guanay of Territorio Amazonas, and Meseta del Jaua and Guanacoco, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela.

  • Discussion

    Type. Ceno Guanay, 1800 m alt, Territorio Amazonas, Venezuela, 2 Feb 1951, Bassett Maguire, Kathleen D. Phelps, Charles B. Hitchcock & Gerald Budowski 31740 (holotype N Y ) .