Amphitecna regalis (Linden) A.H.Gentry

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PLANTS OF MEXICO
Edo. Veracruz
Amphitecna regalis
det. M. Nee, 1984
1 km. S of Agustín Melgar, on way to Rio Solosuchil,
Mun. Hidalgotitlan.
17° 15' N , 94° 34 ' W	alt. 100 m.
SELVA ALTA PERENNIFOLIA. 12 year-old "acahual"
(secondary growth) and adjacent pastures with a few trees
remaining from the tropical evergreen forest; terrain flat
or gently rolling.
Unbranched tree 5 m. tall, 10 cm. in diameter, with a
single terminal tuft of leaves to 1.15 m. long. Cauliflorous,
the flowers borne on the trunk, 1-2 m. from the ground,
held horizontally, with a sweetish mousy odor; calyx
greenish white with purple, purple when first emerging;
corolla off-white; anthers, filaments and style the same
off-
Coll.: M. Nee & K. Taylor 29793	March 3, 1984
Field Museum, Chicago (F); INIREB, Xalapa (XAL)
03785032