Dorstenia cayapia subsp. paraguariensis (Hassl.) C.C.Berg

  • Authority

    Berg, Cornelius C. 2001. Moreae, Artocarpeae, and (Moraceae): With introductions to the family and and with additions and corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 83: 1-346. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Dorstenia cayapia subsp. paraguariensis (Hassl.) C.C.Berg

  • Type

    Type. Paraguay. Between Río Apa and Río Aquidaban, San Luis, 1908, Fiebrig 4296 (lectotype, Carauta, Bradea 2(37): 256. 1978, G; isolectotypes, BM, GH, GOET, K, M, NY, P, US, Z).

  • Synonyms

    Dorstenia cayapia var. typica Hassl., Dorstenia paraguariensis (Hassl.) Carauta

  • Description

    Subspecies Description - Stem only with short internodes. Lamina ovate to cordiform, ca. 1.5 times longer than broad, to 12 cm long, to 8 cm broad; margin lobate to repand; upper surface almost glabrous; lateral veins 4-7, terminating at the margin; petiole to 17 cm long; stipules to 0.5 cm long. Receptacle 0.8-1.8 cm diam.

  • Discussion

    The collections marked with % have features ± transitional to subsp. asaroides, and those marked with * have features ± transitional to subsp. vitifolia. Subspecies paraguariensis approaches subsp. cayapia in the shape of the lamina, but it appears to be more closely related to subsp. vitifolia, and it may even prove to be only a variety of subsp. vitifolia.

  • Distribution

    In Bolivia, Paraguay, and the adjacent part of Brazil; in gallery forest and cerrado vegetation; at low elevations.

    Bolivia South America| Paraguay South America| Brazil South America|