Monographs Details:
Authority:
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Chrysobalanaceae
Chrysobalanaceae
Description:
Description - Tree, the young branches glabrous, prominently lenticellate. Leaves oblong-elliptic, thick-coriaceous, 2.0-5.0 cm long, 1.3-3.2 cm broad, revolute at margins, rounded at apex, subcuneate at base, glabrous on upper surface, the lower surface persistently gray-farinaceous; midrib plane above, glabrous; primary veins 5-6 pairs, prominulous beneath, plane above; petioles 1.5-2.0 mm long, glabrous, eglandular, terete. Stipules linear, persistent, 1.0-2.0 mm long, adnate to extreme base of petiole. Inflorescences terminal and axillary cymose panicles; the rachis and branches glabrous. Flowers ca 3.0 mm long, in small cymules on slender peduncles attached to rachis and primary branches of inflorescence. Bracts and bracteoles 0.5-1.0 mm long, lanceolate, puberulous, persistent. Receptacle urceolate, sessile, short-gray-tomentose on exterior, tomentose within. Calyx lobes acute, tomentellous on both surfaces. Petals absent, Stamens 5-6, unilateral; filaments shorter than calyx lobes, glabrous, free to base. Ovary inserted at base of receptacle, villous. Style equalling filaments, pilose. Fruit globose, 2.0-2.5 cm diam.; epicarp waxy; pericarp thick, fibrous, sparsely hirsutulous within.
Description - Tree, the young branches glabrous, prominently lenticellate. Leaves oblong-elliptic, thick-coriaceous, 2.0-5.0 cm long, 1.3-3.2 cm broad, revolute at margins, rounded at apex, subcuneate at base, glabrous on upper surface, the lower surface persistently gray-farinaceous; midrib plane above, glabrous; primary veins 5-6 pairs, prominulous beneath, plane above; petioles 1.5-2.0 mm long, glabrous, eglandular, terete. Stipules linear, persistent, 1.0-2.0 mm long, adnate to extreme base of petiole. Inflorescences terminal and axillary cymose panicles; the rachis and branches glabrous. Flowers ca 3.0 mm long, in small cymules on slender peduncles attached to rachis and primary branches of inflorescence. Bracts and bracteoles 0.5-1.0 mm long, lanceolate, puberulous, persistent. Receptacle urceolate, sessile, short-gray-tomentose on exterior, tomentose within. Calyx lobes acute, tomentellous on both surfaces. Petals absent, Stamens 5-6, unilateral; filaments shorter than calyx lobes, glabrous, free to base. Ovary inserted at base of receptacle, villous. Style equalling filaments, pilose. Fruit globose, 2.0-2.5 cm diam.; epicarp waxy; pericarp thick, fibrous, sparsely hirsutulous within.
Discussion:
This species is close to L. buxifolia, but differs in the cymose inflorescence with long, slender peduncles.
This species is close to L. buxifolia, but differs in the cymose inflorescence with long, slender peduncles.
Distribution:
Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America|
Brazil South America| Pará Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America|