Thoracocarpus bissectus (Vell.) Harling

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Cyclanthaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Thoracocarpus bissectus (Vell.) Harling

  • Distribution

    Distribution. VENEZUELA. Amazonas: Río Padamo, 1 hr above mouth, vine forming large colony on tree branches, fruit green, pendant, seed orange-yellow, alt 150 m, 27 Mar 1953, Maguire & Maguire 34728. Bolívar: Altiplanicie de Nuria, 5 km from Hato de Nuria, E of Miamo, woods along morichal northwest of camp, climbing high epiphyte, leaves subcoriaceous, grass green above and below, alt 400 m, 10 Jan 1961, Steyermark 88284. Delta Amacuro: Frequent along Río Acure 1-10 km above mouth, vine 5-10

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