Talisia praealta (Sagot) Radlk.
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Authority
Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro. 2003. Meliococceae (Sapindaceae):
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Family
Sapindaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. French Guiana. Acarouani, Mar 1857 (fl), Sagot 1047 (holotype, B-destroyed, photo (F neg. 5679) at US; lectotype, P, here designated, photo at US; isotypes, K-2, NY, P-3, U, n.v.; frag, ex B at M).
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Synonyms
Cupania praealta Sagot
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Description
Species Description - Tree to 30 m tall; trunk reaching 25 cm in diam., buttressed at base; bark light brown to grayish, rough, with numerous horizontal rows of lenticels, peeling off in large irregular plates; inner bark reddish brown. Branches terete, striate, puberulent. Leaves paripinnate; distal process acicular, 2-4 mm long; leaflets 2-4, opposite or subopposite, elliptic or obovate, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, 5-12.5 (-20.5) × 1.9-5.5 (8.2) cm, glabrous, often with scattered, necrotic round spots, midvein impressed adaxially, prominent abaxially, secondary veins prominulous abaxially, tertiary veins reticulate, the apex obtuse or obtusely acuminate and retuse, the base acute or obtuse, decurrent on to the petiolule, sometimes slightly asymmetrical; petiolules slender, 2-6 (15) mm long; rachis 0.7-3.5 (5.5) cm long, slightly flattened along adaxial surface, striate, puberulent; petioles 0.7-2.5 (7.5) cm long, similar to rachis, slightly enlarged at base. Thyrses racemiform, 2-8 cm long, axillary, congested or less often solitary; cataphylls wanting; axes puberulent; bracts and bracteoles subulate, 0.5-1 mm long, early deciduous; dichasia simple, sessile, or of a solitary flower due to the abortion of lateral flowers; peduncle 1-2.2 mm long, tomentose; pedicels 1-2 mm long, tomentose, articulate at the middle. Calyx 2.5-3 mm long, ferruginous-tomentose, the sepals free to the base or nearly so, oblong or elliptic; petals elliptic, ca. 2.2 mm long, abaxially tomentose on lower half, adaxially papillate; appendages deltate, as long as the petals, sericeous-tomentose on both surfaces; disc annular, 5-lobed, minutely hispidulous; stamens (7)8, the filaments of unequal length, 2-3 mm long, sparsely to densely pilose, the anthers oblong-ellipsoid, apiculate and barbate at apex, ca. 0.7 mm long; ovary ferruginous, sericeous-tomentose, the stigma elongated, papillate. Fruits ellipsoid, light green, to 2.2 cm long, minutely ferruginous, sericeous, the pericarp nearly woody, ca. 1 mm thick, smooth to slightly granulate, the endocarp glabrous. Seed one per fruit, nearly ellipsoid, ca. 1.7 cm long, with slightly fleshy testa. Embryo with cotyledons lying dorsiventrally over each other, the upper one slightly larger than the basal one.
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Discussion
Talisia praealta vs. T. squarrosa: T. praealta has congested short inflorescences and (2) 4-6-foliolate leaves, while T. squarrosa has long, paniculate thyrses and bifoliolate leaves. Talisia praealta vs. T. coriacea, although very similar at times seems to overlap, the shape of leaflets seems to be different; filaments are glabrous in T. coriacea, pilose in T. praealta.
The specific epithet meaning very high, refers to the relatively large size of this species.Phenology. Collected in flower in February, June and July; fruiting from July to September. -
Common Names
Mamon de cerro, singabassou, tapuyma, pitombarana
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Distribution
Known from Venezuela, Surinam, French Guiana and the State of Amapa, Brazil, in moist, non-flooded forest and gallery forest often in primary or disturbed habitats.
Venezuela South America| Barinas Venezuela South America| Suriname South America| Brokopondo Suriname South America| Saramacca Suriname South America| French Guiana South America| Approuague-Kaw French Guiana South America| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni French Guiana South America| Sinnamary French Guiana South America| Saül French Guiana South America| Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America|