Hirtella macrosepala Sandwith

  • Authority

    Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hirtella macrosepala Sandwith

  • Type

    Type. Davis 590 (F.D. 2631), Guyana, fl (holotype, K).

  • Description

    Description - Tree to 18.0 m tall, the young branches glabrous. Leaves oblong, coriaceous, 6.5-17.0 cm long, 3.0-8.0 cm broad, cuspidate at apex, with acumen 2.0-6.0 mm long, rounded at base, glabrous beneath; primary veins 7-10 pairs, prominulous on both surfaces; midrib prominulous above, prominent beneath; petioles 3.0-5.0 mm long, glabrous, terete, eglandular. Stipules lanceolate, 2.0-5.0 mm long, glabrous when mature, eglandular, persistent. Inflorescences axillary and terminal panicles 2.5-5.0 cm long, usually subcorymbose, the rachis and branches glabrous or glabrescent. Bracts and bracteoles ca 2.0 mm long, ovate, glabrescent, persistent, the apex with 1 or 2 sessile glands. Flowers 6.0-8.0 mm long. Receptacle campanulate, glabrous or glabrescent on exterior, glabrous within except at throat; pedicels 2.0-8.0 mm long. Calyx lobes rounded, glabrous or glabrescent on exterior, tomentellous within, the margins eglandular. Petals 5, white, glabrous. Stamens 6-7, unilateral, the filaments glabrous, connate at base, far exceeding calyx lobes. Style hirsute up to half its length. Ovary inserted near mouth of receptacle, villous. Fruit not seen.

  • Common Names

    Pica-pica, Pica-pica rosada, Bokobokotokon

  • Distribution

    Primary forest in eastern Venezuela and the Guianas. Flowering September to April.

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