Senna dariensis var. hypoglauca

Title

Senna dariensis var. hypoglauca

Authors

Howard S. Irwin, Rupert C. Barneby

Scientific Name

Senna dariensis var. hypoglauca H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Description

14c. Senna dariensis (Britton & Rose) Irwin & Barneby var. hypoglauca Irwin & Barneby, var. nov., ab arete affini var. gatunensi cum qua habitu toto congruit foliolis inferne glabris insigniter glaucis, sepalis brevibus (4-6.3, nec 6.5-9.5 mm) glaberrimis petalisque brevioribus (12-15, nec 15-25 mm) abstans.—PANAMA. Panama: Cerro Campana above Su- Lin Motel, 16.IX. 1971 (fl), Al Gentry 1843.—Holotypus, MO; clastotypus (fragm), NY.

Essentially as var. gatunensis except for dorsally glabrous, notably glaucous foliage, small glabrous calyx and generally shorter petals; petioles 3.5-5 cm; rachis 3-4.5 cm, either longer or shorter than petiole.—Collections: 6.

Cloud-forest, 350-900 m, scattered along and near the Continental Divide in centr. Panama, from Santa Fe (Veraguas) to Cerro Pilon (Code) and Cerro Campana (w. Panama).—Fl. VIII-X.