Randia aculeata var. dasyclada Steyerm.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Randia aculeata var. dasyclada Steyerm.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Panama and Colombia. PANAMA. Vicinity of Camp Pina, alt 25 m, 11 Jul 1946, Allen 3596; Manzanillo Island, Oct 1859, Hayes 682; Colon, 17 Jul 1874, Kuntze 1879. COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca: Municipio de La Mesa, carretera de La Mesa a Anapoima, alt 1100-1200 m, 15 May 1952, Fernandez & Mora 1372; E of Apulo, along trail to Anapoima, alt 460-600 m, 4 May 1944, Killip, Dugand & Jaramillo 38186; llano de Fusagasuga, alt 1500 m, 16 Feb 1876, Andre 1608. Magdalena: sandy seashore, 20-40 mi E of Santa Marta, 29 Sep 1898-99, H. H. Smith 1811. Tolima: 5 km above Chicoral, just west of second range of hills, 29 Nov 1945, Fosberg 22389 C; Ibague, alt 700-800 m, 2 Aug 1952, Koie 5154; llanos of Ibague above Honda, Dec 1852, Holton 411.

  • Discussion

    Randia obovata H.B.K., Nov. Gen. & Pl. 3: 409. 1820, not R. obovata R. & P., 1799.

    Type. Ad ostia fluminis Sinu, Dept Cordoba, Colombia, Bonpland.

    This taxon is characterized by having its branches tomentose-hirtellous. The material seen from Colombia has leaves of generally small dimension, glabrous on both sides (in this respect differentiating them from the pubescent-leaved var dasyphylla), generally 12-32 (to rarely 45) mm long by 4-15 (to rarely 23) mm wide, obovate to broadly elliptic, rounded to subacute at apex, subsessile or with a petiolate portion 3-6 mm long, and with usually 4-5 pairs of lateral nerves faintly developed. The spines are generally axillary paired, but may also be terminal, and are mostly stout and 9-15 mm long. The branches of a season’s growth may be covered their entire length by short hirtellous, reddish-brown pubescence of incurved hairs, or this pubescence may be confined to the younger portion, as contrasted with other variations of R. aculeata, in which the short pubescence, if present, is confined to the apex of the uppermost nodes or else completely glabrous. Even upon exfoliation of the branches, the pubescence may be discerned in the var dasyclada.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Panama and Colombia.

    Panama Central America| Colombia South America|