Neblinantha
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1989. The Botany of the Guayana Highland- Part XIII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 51: 1-127.
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Family
Gentianaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Flores solitarii nutantes; calycibus profunde divisis, tubo brevissimo, intus collis ciliatis instructis, lobis lineari-lanceolatis, plus minusve carinatis; corollis anguste infundibuliformibus, symmetricis, tubo brevi; filamentis ad juncturam tubi cum limbo aflfixis, non exertis; antheris 4-thecatis, lanceolatis, manifeste sagittatis; pollinibus tetradibus, extus plus minusve "typo Helia"; ovarii placentus m o x profunde intrusis; stylis filamentosis, tubiformibus; stigmatibus anguste oblanceolatis, intus villulosis; capsulis bivalvis; seminibus truncato-pyramidali-prismaticis, verrucosis.
Genus Description - Because only a brief account of this genus was given when it was introduced (Maguire, 1985), a more complete treatment is oflfered herein. The two species of Neblinantha are held together by a c o mm o n facies, solitary flowers, shallow calyx tubes provided internally with a fimbriate collar, narrow long calyx lobes, narrow