Palicourea nigricans K.Krause

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Palicourea nigricans K.Krause

  • Type

    Type. Cerro de Escalero, Dept. Loreto, Peru, alt 1200 m, Ule 6772.

  • Discussion

    As noted above, this taxon has been confused with P. amapaënsis Steyerm., described above, as well as with P. longiflora (Aubl.) Rich. Although Krause describes the peduncles and pedicels as glabrous, the several specimens which I have examined show a minute puberulence on these parts. Also, specimens reveal the ovary as sparsely and minutely puberulent, although described by Krause as glabrous.