Schefflera plurispicata Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1984. The Botany of the Guyana Highland - Part XII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 38: 1-84.
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Family
Araliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - Arbor ad 2.5 m , 50 cm diam; petiohs 25-60 cm longis, 3.5-6.0 mm latis, sparsepuberuhs; foliolis vulgo 7, late ovato-oblongis vel late oblongis, abrupte acutisvel breviter obtuse acuminatis, late rotundatis ad basim, vulgo 15-30 cm longis,4-16 cm latis, coriaceis, supra glabris, subter ferrugineis; nervis lateralibus prominentibus, elevatis, 8-10-13-binatis, adscendentibus ad marginem lectis; petiolulis vulgo 5-10 mm longis; peduncuhs 1.0-2.5 cm longis; inflorescentiis fulvis, vulgo 20-35 cm longis, spicate multifloribus, spicuhs lateralibus numerosis, vulgo 3-4 cm longis; floribus sessilibus, hypanthio ca 3-5 mm longo, extus dense sericeo;calyce ca 1.5 mm longo; petahs ovatis subacutis, ca 3.5-4.0 mm longis, 2 m mlatis; ramis styli 2; fructibus ignotis.
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Discussion
Type. Tree 25 m high, 50 c m diam, calyx and corolla ferruginous, stamens and anthers yellow, in high forest at 1250-1300 m alt, Serra Pirapucu, Serra da Neblina, Amazonas, Brazil, 29 Jan 1966, Nilo T. Silva & Umbelino Brazao 60941 (holotype N Y , isotype MG ) .
This well marked forest tree is k n o w n only by the type collection