Campsiandra comosa var. laurifolia (Benth.) R.S.Cowan
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett, et al. 1953. The Botany of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (2): 87-160.
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Family
Caesalpiniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Tree to 40 m. tall, very similar to var. comosa but differing in having 7-13-foliolate leaves; upper surfaces of leaflets distinctly appressed-puberulent; petioles up to 6 cm. long; sepals usually ovate-triangular and shorter (about 2 mm. long); filaments longer (3.5-4 cm. long); style longer (4-5 cm. long); stipe of the ovary longer (7-10 mm. long).
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Discussion
C. laurifolia Benth. Jour. Bot. Hook. 2: 94. 1840.