Hirtella racemosa Lam.
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Authority
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Synonyms
Hirtella americana L.
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Description
Description - Shrub or small tree, or occasionally medium-sized tree, the young branches usually puberulous but varying from tomentellous to glabrous or sparsely hispid. Leaves elliptic to oblong, coriaceous, 3.5-16.5 (-19.5) cm long, 1.5-7.0 cm broad, acuminate at apex, with acumen 1.0-14.0 (-25.0) mm long, subcordate to cuneate at base, the lower surface glabrous or sparsely appressed-pubescent; primary veins 6-10 pairs, prominulous above, prominent beneath; petioles 1.0-3.0 mm long, terete, eglandular, glabrous to puberulous. Stipules 1.5-5.0 mm long, linear, eglandular, persistent, glabrous to hirsutulous. Inflorescences terminal and axillary racemes 5.0-29.0 cm long, the rachis puberulous to glabrescent. Flowers 3.5-6.0 mm long. Bracts and bracteoles o.5-3.0 mm long, sparsely appressed-pubescent, persistent, usually with sessile glands mostly towards base, or with a single large rotund concave gland, glandular or eglandular at apex, if glandular then bract with a distinct flattened lamina, the bracts very rarely eglandular. Receptacle campanulate, sparsely puberulous to glabrescent on exterior, glabrous within except at throat; pedicels 1.5-5.0 mm long. Calyx lobes acute, sparsely puberulous on exterior, puberulous within. Petals 5, glabrous, pink. Stamens 5-7, unilateral, the filaments far exceeding calyx lobes, glabrous or sparsely hirsute towards base. Style hirsute up to one third its length. Ovary inserted at mouth of receptacle, pilose-tomentose. Fruit ellipsoid; epicarp smooth, glabrous; mesocarp thin, fleshy; endocarp thin, hard, bony, hirsutu-lous within.