Pagamea sessiliflora Spruce ex Benth.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1965. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12 (3): 1-285.

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pagamea sessiliflora Spruce ex Benth.

  • Type

    Type. Prope San Carlos del Rio Negro, Amazonas, Venezuela, Mar-Apr 1853, R. Spruce 3045 (holotype K, isotype F, NY).

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Shrub or small tree of the Rio Negro drainage, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela, at alt. 100-150 m. In addition to the type collection, the following specimens may be cited: San Carlos, Williams 14544, 14547, 14649; Piedra Catipan, rios Pacimoni-Yatua, Casiquiare, 3Ieiguire, Wurdack & Bunting 36478, 36479.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Shrub or small tree of the Rio Negro drainage, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela, at alt. 100-150 m. In addition to the type collection, the following specimens may be cited: San Carlos, Williams 14544, 14547, 14649; Piedra Catipan, rios Pacimoni-Yatua, Casiquiare, 3Ieiguire, Wurdack & Bunting 36478, 36479.

    Venezuela South America|