Stephanopodium aptotum L.C.Wheeler
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Authority
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Dichapetalaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 10: 1-84. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Dichapetalaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
TYPE. H.H. Smith 1701, Colombia, Magdalena, Santa Marta, fl (holotype, GH; isotypes, BM, G, K, MO, NY, US).
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Description
Description - Small tree, the young branches glabrous. Leaves elliptic, coriaceous, 10.0-16.0 cm long, 3.5-6.0 cm broad, acute to bluntly acuminate at apex, cuneate and equal at base, glabrous beneath; midrib plane to weakly impressed above, prominent and glabrous beneath; primary veins 9-10 pairs, arcuate, anastomosing; petioles 6.0-10.0 mm long, glabrescent, terete, rugose. Stipules lanceolate, glabrescent, to 4.0 mm long, caducous. Flowers hermaphrodite, borne in dense-flowered sessile glomerules on petiole, with long pedicels to 5.0 mm long; bracteoles 0.5-1.0 mm long, persistent, sparsely tomentellous. Calyx 5.0-6.0 mm long, sparsely puberulous on exterior, the lobes unequal, puberulous near apex on exterior. Corolla exserted well beyond calyx lobes, of a long exserted tube and 5 small entire equal lobes, the tube glabrous on both surfaces. Fertile stamens 5, alternating with corolla lobes, the anthers sessile, inserted at mouth of corolla tube. Ovary trilocular with 2 ovules in each loculus, shortly tomentellous on exterior. Style single but deeply divided into three for upper portion, shortly tomentellous. Fruit not seen.
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Distribution
Colombia South America| Magdalena Colombia South America|