Trichilia magnifoliola T.D.Penn.
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Authority
Pennington, Terence D. 1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28: 1-359, 418-449, 459-470. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Meliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. T. S. Santos 912, Brazil, Bahia, Eunápolis, Itabela, fl (holotype, CEPEC; isotype, FHO).
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Rami novelli tomentosi usque ± subvillosi, indumento persistente, vulgo nonnullis lenticellis conspersi. Perulae nullae. Folia imparipinnata vel pinnata uno foliolo paris ultimi ad instar folioli terminalis ordinato, 23-42 cm longa; petiolus cum rhachide semiteres, tomentosus vel villosus; petiolulus 1-2 mm longus. Foliola alterna vel subopposita, 6-9, oblanceolata, apice abrupte attenuata usque breviter acuminata, basi anguste cuneata, interdum abrupte in petiolulum abeun-tia, chartacea, margine interdum revoluta, 18-35[25.6] cm longa, 5-12[8.2] cm lata, supra secus costam nervosque secundarios dense pubescentia, subtus ubique tomentosa vel villosa, margine dense pubescentia, nonnumquam obscure glanduloso-punctata et -striata; venatio eucamptodroma, costa prominente; nervi se-cundarii 22-28 utroque costae latere, adscendentes, recti vel subarcuati, paralleli, intersecundarii breves, tertiarii obscuri, obliqui. Flores unisexuales (planta dioica); inflorescentia axillaris, vulgo plures in brevi surculo fasciculatae, plantae [male] 9-19 cm longa, in paniculam graciliusculam multifloram disposita, plantae [female] ca. 3 cm longa, pauciflore paniculata, dense pubescens usque villosa; pedicellus ca. 0.5 mm crassus. Calyx cyathiformis, 1-1.5 mm longus, vadosissime et obtuse 5-lobatus vel margine ± truncatus, grosse puberulus. Petala 5, libera vel fere ad dimidium coalita, valvata, dein reflexa, 4.5-6 mm longa, 1-1.5 mm lata, oblonga usque lanceolata, apice acuta, nonnumquam cucullata, extus dense adpresso-pu-bescentia usque sericea. Tubus stamineus urceolatus, cyathiformis vel breviter cylindricus, filamentis toto coalitis, 2-5 mm longus, 1.25-2 mm latus, margine 8-10-lobatus (lobis brevibus, acutis, alternantibus cum antheris et longitudinem suam 1/3 attingentibus), glaber; antherodia gracilia, polline expertia, non dehis-centia. Nectarium nullum. Ovarium ovoideum, (2-)3(-4)-loculare, dense pubescens; loculi (l-)2 ovulis collateralibus; stylus glaber; styli capitulum capitatum, ima antherodia aequans; pistillodium gracile, ovulis minoribus abortivis instructum, styli capitulo antheris breviore. Fructus ignotus.
Species Description - Small tree to 10 m. Flowers cream, produced over a long period, recorded in March, April, June, September and November. Small tree to 10 m. Flowers cream, produced over a long period, recorded in March, April, June, September and November.
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Discussion
Relationships Trichilia magnifoliola is distinguished from other members of sect. Moschoxylum by its large leaflets and characteristic indumentum. It approaches T. solitudinis (Amazonia) in overall appearance, but differs from it in detail. The petiole of T. magnifoliola is unwinged (winged in T. solitudinis); it has fewer leaflets with a prominent midrib (flat or sunken in T. solitudinis); the structure of the inflorescence is quite different and the filament appendages are very short (almost equalling the anthers in T. solitudinis).
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Distribution
Known only from a few collections in southern Bahia, Espírito Santo and adjacent Minas Gerais, Brazil. In Bahia and Espírito Santo it occurs in the lowland coastal rain forest, but in Minas Gerais at higher altitudes.
Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Espirito Santo Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America|