Monographs Details:
Authority:
Mori, S. A. & Prance, Ghillean T. 1990. Lecythidaceae - Part II: The zygomorphic-flowered New World genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis). With a study of secondary xylem of Neotropical Lecythidaceae by Carl de Zeeuw. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21: 1-376. (Published by NYBG Press)
Mori, S. A. & Prance, Ghillean T. 1990. Lecythidaceae - Part II: The zygomorphic-flowered New World genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis). With a study of secondary xylem of Neotropical Lecythidaceae by Carl de Zeeuw. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21: 1-376. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Lecythidaceae
Description:
Description - Tree, 18 m tall. Twigs slender, dark gray, 2-3 mm thick. Leaf blades lanceolate-oblong or oblong lanceolate, up to 10 x 4 cm, often narrower, chartaceous, green above, brownish-green below, with rather irregular lateral veins, 6-12 mm apart; apex abruptly acute; base broadly cuneate; margins entire; petiole 5 mm long, 1.5 mm thick, dark brown. Inflorescences weakly paniculate arrangement of racemes, with numerous flowers, the principal rachis 5 cm long, the flowers 2-6 mm apart, the pedicel persistent, 1 mm long, becoming thickened. Calyx with six lobes, the lobes ovate, the anterior margin lacerate-fimbriate, glabrous; petals up to 15 mm long, yellow; androecium 15 mm long when flattened out, the hood 3 mm long, antherless; staminal ring 8 mm diam., with minute filaments and anthers; style minute.
Description - Tree, 18 m tall. Twigs slender, dark gray, 2-3 mm thick. Leaf blades lanceolate-oblong or oblong lanceolate, up to 10 x 4 cm, often narrower, chartaceous, green above, brownish-green below, with rather irregular lateral veins, 6-12 mm apart; apex abruptly acute; base broadly cuneate; margins entire; petiole 5 mm long, 1.5 mm thick, dark brown. Inflorescences weakly paniculate arrangement of racemes, with numerous flowers, the principal rachis 5 cm long, the flowers 2-6 mm apart, the pedicel persistent, 1 mm long, becoming thickened. Calyx with six lobes, the lobes ovate, the anterior margin lacerate-fimbriate, glabrous; petals up to 15 mm long, yellow; androecium 15 mm long when flattened out, the hood 3 mm long, antherless; staminal ring 8 mm diam., with minute filaments and anthers; style minute.
Discussion:
The species description provided here is a translation of the Latin protologue of Knuth (1939).Eschweilera klugii is characterized by relatively small leaves, short pedicels, small flowers, yellow petals, and minute style. However, it is not clear from the protologue if the pedicel length refers only to that part remaining on the rachis of the inflorescence after the flower falls or to the entire length.We do not have collections that match all of these features and therefore we are treating this species as incompletely known until a duplicate of the type is studied.
The species description provided here is a translation of the Latin protologue of Knuth (1939).Eschweilera klugii is characterized by relatively small leaves, short pedicels, small flowers, yellow petals, and minute style. However, it is not clear from the protologue if the pedicel length refers only to that part remaining on the rachis of the inflorescence after the flower falls or to the entire length.We do not have collections that match all of these features and therefore we are treating this species as incompletely known until a duplicate of the type is studied.
Distribution:
Loreto Peru South America| Peru South America|
Loreto Peru South America| Peru South America|