Senna macrophylla var. gigantifolia (Britton & Killip) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna macrophylla var. gigantifolia (Britton & Killip) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    K. S. Edwards 491 with T. Roe, 19 Apr 1990

  • Location

    Venezuela. Aragua. Road Maracay to Ocumare, beside road. Henri Pittier National Park.

  • Habitat

    Humid forest transitional between cloud forest and evergreen forest. Dense, canopy open, to 25-30 m tall with Gyranthera caribensis dominant as emergent to 50 m, understory rich in Gesneriaceae, Rubiaceae, Melastomataceae. Mosses and epiphytes abundant.

  • Description

    Shrub 5 m tall. Inflorescence lateral, ca. 8 flowers on each. Flowers with 5 free sepals, pale green, 5 free petals, yellow-cream. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1745927

    Occurrence ID: cb538679-15c5-4f66-84c2-9a90eeb57f47

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Aragua

  • Locality

    Road Maracay to Ocumare, beside road. Henri Pittier National Park

  • Elevation

    Alt. 945 m. (3100 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.35, -67.7

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