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 - Medium sized tree to 10.0 m tall, the young branches sparsely hirsutulous, soon becoming glabrous and lenticellate. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 4.5-9.5 cm long, 2.5-4.5 cm broad, acuminate at apex, with acumen 4.0-10.0 mm long, rounded at base, glabrous beneath except for a few appressed hairs; primary veins 6-9 pairs, prominulous on both surfaces; midrib prominent on both surfaces, sparsely hirsutulous beneath. Stipules linear, puberulous, eglandular, subpersistent, 2.0-4.0 mm long. Inflorescences terminal and axillary panicles, 3.0-9.0 cm long, the rachis and branches glabrescent, with a few stiff appressed hairs. Bracts and bracteoles 1.0-3.0 mm long, ovate, hirsutulous, persistent; solitary glands on a long stalk, 1.0-2.0 mm long, arising from the junction of the pedicel and branch or from pedicel. Flowers 4.0-5.o mm long. Receptacle campanulate, glabrous on exterior, glabrous within. Calyx lobes rounded to acute, eglandular, glabrous on exterior, gray-pubescent within. Petals 5, white, glabrous. Stamens 3, unilateral, with three short filamentous staminodes opposite them; filaments far exceeding calyx lobes. Style hirsute on lower portion. Ovary inserted near mouth of receptacle, tomentose. Fruit ellipsoid; epicarp smooth, glabrous when mature; mesocarp very thin, fleshy; endocarp thin, bony, densely hirsutulous within.
Description - Medium sized tree to 10.0 m tall, the young branches sparsely hirsutulous, soon becoming glabrous and lenticellate. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 4.5-9.5 cm long, 2.5-4.5 cm broad, acuminate at apex, with acumen 4.0-10.0 mm long, rounded at base, glabrous beneath except for a few appressed hairs; primary veins 6-9 pairs, prominulous on both surfaces; midrib prominent on both surfaces, sparsely hirsutulous beneath. Stipules linear, puberulous, eglandular, subpersistent, 2.0-4.0 mm long. Inflorescences terminal and axillary panicles, 3.0-9.0 cm long, the rachis and branches glabrescent, with a few stiff appressed hairs. Bracts and bracteoles 1.0-3.0 mm long, ovate, hirsutulous, persistent; solitary glands on a long stalk, 1.0-2.0 mm long, arising from the junction of the pedicel and branch or from pedicel. Flowers 4.0-5.o mm long. Receptacle campanulate, glabrous on exterior, glabrous within. Calyx lobes rounded to acute, eglandular, glabrous on exterior, gray-pubescent within. Petals 5, white, glabrous. Stamens 3, unilateral, with three short filamentous staminodes opposite them; filaments far exceeding calyx lobes. Style hirsute on lower portion. Ovary inserted near mouth of receptacle, tomentose. Fruit ellipsoid; epicarp smooth, glabrous when mature; mesocarp very thin, fleshy; endocarp thin, bony, densely hirsutulous within.
Discussion:
Flowering throughout the year.
Flowering throughout the year.
Distribution:
Colombia South America| Chocó Colombia South America| Valle Colombia South America| Cauca Colombia South America| Nariño Colombia South America| Ecuador South America| Esmeraldas Ecuador South America|
Colombia South America| Chocó Colombia South America| Valle Colombia South America| Cauca Colombia South America| Nariño Colombia South America| Ecuador South America| Esmeraldas Ecuador South America|
Common Names:
Carbonero
Carbonero