Tabebuia insignis var. monophylla Sandwith
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Authority
Gentry, Alwyn H. 1992. Bignoniaceae--part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25: 1-370. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Bignoniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Based on T. longipes Baker.
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Synonyms
Tabebuia longipes Baker
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Description
Variety Description - Small to large tree to 35 m. Leaves simple, elliptic, acute to short acuminate, the base rounded or very broadly cuneate, 14-25 cm long, 6-10 cm wide, entire, coriaceous to subcoriaceous, lepidote on both sides, the secondary nerves conspicuous and raised below, olive or olive-gray when dry, the main nerves contrastingly darker below; petiole 2-7 cm long, lepidote. Inflorescence and flowers as in T. insignis var. insignis. Fruit a capsule, as in T. insignis var. insignis but shorter, 12 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, the seeds 8-9 mm long, ca. 3 cm wide.
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Common Names
Apamate, aheru
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Distribution
The Guyana region, especially in swampy forest near the coast, from extreme northeast Venezuela to Surinam; also found scattered through range of the species, especially in westernmost Amazonia; sea level to 500 m elevation.
Venezuela South America| Bolívar Venezuela South America| Delta Amacuro Venezuela South America| Sucre Venezuela South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| Peru South America| Loreto Peru South America| Brazil South America| Roraima Brazil South America|