Talauma orbiculata Britton & P.Wilson
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Authority
Contributions from The New York Botanical Garden: Volume X 1921-1923.
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Family
Magnoliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Tree 6-8 m. tall, with glabrous branches. Leaves orbicular, 8-12 cm. in diameter, rounded or subtruncate at the apex, rounded or truncate at the base, glabrous and prominently reticulate-veined on both sides, the midrib flat above, prominent beneath, the petioles rather slender, 3-6 cm. long, flat or shallowly grooved above, glabrous; sepals broadly elliptic, 2.6 cm. long, 2-2.3 cm. broad; petals thick, oblong or elliptic, about 2 cm. long, 0.8-1 cm. wide; carpels tomentulose.
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Distribution
Loma de Quintin, Nagua, Oriente (Leon 10955).
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