Couepia guianensis subsp. divaricata (Huber) Prance

• Authority

  Prance, Ghillean T. 1989. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9S: 1-267. (Published by NYBG Press)

• Family

  Chrysobalanaceae

• Scientific Name

  Couepia guianensis subsp. divaricata (Huber) Prance

• Synonyms

  Couepia divaricata Huber, Couepia divaricata var. strictiuscula Huber, Parinari krukovii Gleason

• Description

  Description - Leaf lamina coriaceous, 6-10.5 cm long, the lower surface densely lanate-pubescent; petioles 3-6 mm long. Inflorescences of terminal and axillary panicles with small few-flowered branches in only one or two axils below the apex of branch. Receptacle 5-7 mm long, cylindrical. Plants of terra firme.

• Discussion

  Specimen citations for these three subspecies were given in Prance (1981).