Aspidosperma decussatum Woodson

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1958. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part III. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-156.

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Aspidosperma decussatum Woodson

  • Description

    Species Description - Follicle stipitate, asymmetrically oval, narrowed at the base, about 7 cm long. 4.5 cm wide, velvety-pubescent, the ridge about 2 cm from the nearest margin, the stipe 1.5 cm long; seeds many, orbicular, papery-winged, about 4 cm wide; cotyledons orbicular, about 1.5 cm wide, the sinus closed; radicle 3 mm long, not surpassing the lobes of the cotyledons.

  • Discussion

    The fruit is now known (T. Lasser 1805, Kavanayen, Bolivar, Mr 1946).

  • Distribution

    This opposite-leaved species has been collected only in the area of the type locality, Ptari-tepui, Kavanayen, and Chimanta.

    Venezuela South America|