Filed As:

Rapateaceae
Saxo-fridericia spongiosa Maguire ( holotype )

All Determinations:

Saxo-fridericia spongiosa Maguire
Note: Basionym

Location:

Venezuela. Amazonas. Ríos Pacimoni, Yatua, Caiquariare; Cerro Aruaicaua. Alt. 120 - 200 m. (394 - 656 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. Maguire 37485 with J. J. Wurdack & G. S. Bunting, 04 Feb 1954

Description:

Perrenial herb to 3 meters high, sheaths conspicuously spongy, petals ovate-rhomboid. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Habitat:

Frequent on granite slopes of Cerro Aruaicaua.

Other:

Specimen Notes: "Drawing made from this specimen-July 12, 1957 - C.C. Clare Jr." This Holotype is on 2 sheets: leaf (NY 102472) + inflorescence (NY 102471)

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 102472
GUID: fa936c2a-5ccd-4b73-a813-658707fe95e5

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