Pseudolmedia rigida (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Cuatrec. subsp. rigida

Authority

Berg, Cornelius C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7: 1-229. (Published by NYBG Press)

Family

Moraceae

Scientific Name

Pseudolmedia rigida (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Cuatrec. subsp. rigida

Type

Type. Karsten sn [male] (B), Colonia Tovar, Venezuela.

Description

Description - Leaves coriaceous to subcoriaceous (to chartaceous), mostly slightly acuminate to acute, mostly broadest near the lower end; veins slightly prominent to plane beneath; stipules often longer than 10 mm and curved. Fruiting perianth 13-15 mm high.

Discussion

The collections from Bolivia differ from most of the others in their short stipules (shorter than 10 mm). Pittier & Nakichenovich 15421, collected in the area of subsp araguensis, has short stipules and agrees only in this character with subsp araguensis.

Distribution

(Fig 4). In the Andes from the Coastal Range of Venezuela to Bolivia; in forests at elevations between 800 and 2200 m.

Colombia South America| Venezuela South America| Peru South America| Bolivia South America|