Couepia cognata var. membranacea Prance
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Authority
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Fanshawe & Maguire 32566, Guyana, Upper Mazaruni River, fl (holotype, NY; isotypes, F, US).
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Description
Description - A varietate cognata differt, foliis membranaceis, tenuibus; calycis-tubus lobisque extus breviter rufo-tomentosis; calycis-lobis rotundatis.
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Discussion
The difference between these varieties are constant but insufficient to merit specific recognition. The varieties are ecologically but not geographically isolated from each other.
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Distribution
Forest and savanna woodlands in the Upper Mazaruni region of Guyana.
Guyana South America|