Pseudolmedia rigida subsp. eggersii (Standl.) C.C.Berg

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pseudolmedia rigida subsp. eggersii (Standl.) C.C.Berg

  • Type

    Type. Eggers 15746 [female] (F, not seen; iso types seen), El Recreo, Ecuador.

  • Synonyms

    Pseudolmedia eggersii Standl.

  • Description

    Description - Leaves chartaceous to subcoriaceous, acuminate, often broadest near the lower end; veins prominent beneath; stipules longer or shorter than 10 mm. Fruiting perianth 13-15 mm high.

  • Discussion

    This subspecies resembles subsp araguensis in the characters of the leaves. The stipules are often longer than 10 mm. It seems to differ ecologically from the other two subspecies.

  • Distribution

    Northwestern Ecuador, in (wet?) tropical forests up to 700 m altitude.

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