Monographs Details:
Authority:
Pennington, Terence D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28: 1-359, 418-449, 459-470. (Published by NYBG Press)
Pennington, Terence D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28: 1-359, 418-449, 459-470. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Meliaceae
Meliaceae
Synonyms:
Trichilia richardiana A.Juss., Moschoxylum richardianum A.Juss., Odontosiphon richardianum C.Roemer, Trichilia gardneri C.DC., Trichilia tenuiramea C.DC.
Trichilia richardiana A.Juss., Moschoxylum richardianum A.Juss., Odontosiphon richardianum C.Roemer, Trichilia gardneri C.DC., Trichilia tenuiramea C.DC.
Description:
Species Description - Field characters. Small tree to 15 m with pale or dark grey-brown bark which is scaling in thin strips in older specimens. In Amazonia flowering has been observed from July to October, but in Bahia it is from December to March. Mature fruit have been collected in December and January, and also March and April. The scentless flowers are whitish to cream-coloured and the fruit ripens deep reddish-purple. The fruit are often solitary on long pendulous slender stalks.
Species Description - Field characters. Small tree to 15 m with pale or dark grey-brown bark which is scaling in thin strips in older specimens. In Amazonia flowering has been observed from July to October, but in Bahia it is from December to March. Mature fruit have been collected in December and January, and also March and April. The scentless flowers are whitish to cream-coloured and the fruit ripens deep reddish-purple. The fruit are often solitary on long pendulous slender stalks.
Discussion:
RelationshipsRelationships of the subspecies: On the basis of known collections, the subspecies are geographically separated, though they approach closely in the State of Rio de Janeiro. All specimens can be assigned to one subspecies or the other without difficulty, and only one intermediate plant is known from Bahia (Mori & Kallunki 10086). This has the foliage of subsp, elegans combined with the large fruit of subsp, richardiana.
RelationshipsRelationships of the subspecies: On the basis of known collections, the subspecies are geographically separated, though they approach closely in the State of Rio de Janeiro. All specimens can be assigned to one subspecies or the other without difficulty, and only one intermediate plant is known from Bahia (Mori & Kallunki 10086). This has the foliage of subsp, elegans combined with the large fruit of subsp, richardiana.
Distribution:
Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Espirito Santo Brazil South America| Rio de Janeiro Brazil South America| Ceará Brazil South America|
Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Espirito Santo Brazil South America| Rio de Janeiro Brazil South America| Ceará Brazil South America|