Sclerolobium guianense Benth.
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Authority
Irwin, Howard S. 1966. Contributions to the botany of Guiana. IV. Legumonosae Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 15: 112-128.
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Family
Caesalpiniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA. Delta Amacuro: Serrania Imataca, Wurdack & Monachino 39587, 39658. BRAZIL. Amapa: Rio Oiapoque, Irwin, Pires, & Westra 48112; Rio Araguari, Pires, Rodrigues, & Irvine 50943.
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Discussion
A highly variable species26 distributed over much of northern South America but not previously reported from the two respective territories. Wurdack & Monachino 39587 and Tate 243 (Mt. Roraima, Arabupu), each consisting in part of a vigorous sterile branch, clearly show the presence of pectinate stipules 18-22 mm long. The former collection also includes two seedlings which differ markedly in character from the juvenile material referred to by Dwyer (Forest Dept. of British Guiana s.n.?) as having simple leaves with petioles 8 cm long. The present material, in which one plant is 20 cm long including root, the other 130 cm long, has 3-7-jugate leaves, petioles less than 2 cm long, and the leaflets strongly reduced basipetally.
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Distribution
VENEZUELA. Delta Amacuro: Serrania Imataca, Wurdack & Monachino 39587, 39658. BRAZIL. Amapa: Rio Oiapoque, Irwin, Pires, & Westra 48112; Rio Araguari, Pires, Rodrigues, & Irvine 50943.
Venezuela South America| Brazil South America|