Caraipa grandifolia subsp. lacerdaei (Barb.Rodr.) Kubitzki
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part X. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 1-288.
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Family
Clusiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Lenticels only on young branchlets but never persistent on older ones; leaves generally wider than in subsp grandifolia, 2.2-3 times longer than wide, nerves only 15-25 pairs, flower buds globose to ellipsoid, 10-14 mm long before anthesis. Capsule subtrigonous, ovoid, 4.5-5.5 cm long and 2.8-3.3 cm wide, the surface coarsely tuberculate, exocarp not separable from endocarp, seeds broadly ovate.
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Discussion
15b. Caraipa grandifolia subsp lacerdaei (Barbosa Rodrigues) Kubitzki, stat nov Fig 61b. Caraipa lacerdaei Barb. Rodr., Ternstroem. 6. 1887; Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 215. 1922; 4: 137. 1927. Caraipa glabrata vslt pachyphylla Wawra in Mart., Fl. Bras. 12(1): 320. 1886. Type. Brazil. Para: Sieber (BR). Caraipa paraensis J. Huber, Bol. Mus. Paraense 3: 432. 1902. Caraipa paraensis var pauciflora J. Huber, Bol. Mus. Paraense 3: 432. 1902. Type. Brazil. Para: J. Huber MG 1849 b (cit. 1840 b) (MG). Caraipa paraensis var floribunda J. Huber, Bol. Mus. Paraense 3: 432. 1902. Type. Brazil. Para: M. Guedes MG 2220 (MG+ isotypes, G, RB, US). Caraipa paraensis var robusta J. Huber, Bol. Mus. Paraense 3: 432. 1902. Type. Brazil. Para: J. Huber MG 1849 (cit. 1840) (MGt, isotype RB). Variation. As can be seen from the descriptions there are several differences between the two subspecies especially with regard to the shape of the leaves and the size of the flowers, but there is so much variation within these features that mostly only the shape and surface of the fruit allow a clear distinction between the two entities. Note. One specimen from Para (Lower Rio Moju, near Fabrica, Ducke RB 18028, RB, U) possesses the elongate smooth fruits characteristic for subsp grandifolia, hence its origin from Eastern Amazonia is debatable, a confusion of labels possibly having occurred.
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Distribution
Distribution. Fig 66. BRAZIL. Amazonas: Manaus, Rio Taruma, Ducke RB 24074 (K, M, NY, RB, S, U, US); INPA 3036 (INPA, M); INPA 7992 (INPA, M); Ibid, Pensador, Ducke 195 (F, NY, R, S, US), INPA 2999 (INPA, M); Ibid, Estrada do Aleixo, Ducke 196 (F, NY, R, S, US); Ducke RB 35411 (RB); Ibid Cachoeira do Mindu, Ducke RB 23452 (G, K, P, S, U, US); Ibid, Parque 10, INPA 2964 (INPA, M), 6193 (INPA, M). Para: Sieber sn (BR); Porto de Moz, Lagoa Macapichi, Froes 32157 (NY); Gurupa, Ducke R 2289 (R); regi
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