Phyllanthus longistylus Jabl.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1967. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part VII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 1-439.

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Phyllanthus longistylus Jabl.

  • Description

    Latin Diagnosis - Fruticulus trimetralis, ramificatione phyllanthoidea. Foliola subtus glandula subapicali notata 16 mm longa, 10 mm lata, obovata viridissima, basi cuneata; flores (male) longe pedicellati (ad 7 mm); staminibus 3, acutis longiuscule apiculatis, disci glandulis 3. Columna stylaris ad 2 mm longa; P vaciniifolii similis, a quo differt stylis gracilibus liberis elongatis ovario sesquilongioribus, nec conicis, nec triangularibus.

    Distribution and Ecology - Shrub of high altitude with somewhat disjunct distribution on Auyan tepui and Cerro Sipapo.

  • Discussion

    Type. Auyan tepui, alt 2200 m, Bolivar, Venezuela, Dec 1937-Jan 1938 G. H. H. Tate 1181 (holotype, NY)