Schefflera

(Araliaceae)
Schefflera
Peru: Depto. Cajamarca. Road from La Coipa (off
Ruta 5N, halfway from San Ignacio and Jaen) to
Tabaconas (via Paya, Charape, Tamborapa, and
Pampa de Limón) and Huancabamba.
S 05° 21’ 32.0"; W 79° 02' 21.5”; 1623 m elev.
Moderately branched, terrestrial tree, 6 m tall,
growing in remnant patch of forest along roadside of
heavily impacted area. Buds and staminate-phase
flowers pale green; anthers cream to pale yellow;
disc pale green; secondary axes = 4; ligules large,
drying and caducous when mature. DNA, digital
images. Duplicates: 4
Gregory M. Plunkett, #4635 November 5, 2018
Porter P. Lowry II, Sebastián Riva Regalado
Collected as part of a collaborative project of the
I New York Botanical Garden (NY), Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
and the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (USM),
funded^ the U,S. National Science Foundation.
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