Talisia oedipoda Radlk.
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Authority
Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro. 2003. Meliococceae (Sapindaceae):
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Family
Sapindaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Brazil. Mato Grosso do Sul: Rio Pardo at open, dry, sandy field, 18241829 (fl), Riedel 522 (holotype, LE?; isotypes, NY-2, US; frag, at M).
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Description
Species Description - Shrub. Stems slightly sulcate, glabrous, vernicose, mature stems lenticellate. Leaves paripinnate; distal process acicular, ca. 5 mm long, early deciduous leaving a truncate base 2-3 mm long; leaflets (2-) 6 (8), opposite, elliptic, 5.5-12 × 12-A cm, coriaceous, the blade involute, glabrous, the adaxial surface shiny, the abaxial surface dull, the venation brochidodromous, prominent on both surfaces, tertiary veins reticulate, the margins entire, revolute, the apex obtuse to acuminate, mucronate, the base attenuate, decurrent into the petiolule, sometimes slightly unequal; petiolules 2-10 mm, glabrous, bulbous at base; rachis 6-12 cm long, crescent-shaped in cross-section, distal portion bicanaliculate along adaxial surface, glabrous; petioles (1.5) 4.5-7 cm long, flattened along adaxial surface, glabrous, bulbous at base. Thyrses panicle-shaped, terminal, to 10 cm long, with few lateral branches; cataphylls acicular, ca. 2.5 mm long, apiculate, distally tomentose; axes sulcate, minutely puberulent; bracts subulate, persistent, ca. 0.6 mm long; dichasia simple or distal flowers seemingly solitary; peduncle 0.5-3.5, flattened; pedicels ca. 1.5 mm long, articulate on lower third. Calyx ca. 2.5 mm long, pilose-pubescent, the sepals 1.6-2.2 mm long, ovate or oblong, concave, obtuse at apex, the margins ciliate, sub-hyaline; petals seemingly spatulate, ca. 4 mm long, glabrous, except for the ciliate margins, the apex rounded, the base clawed; appendages as long as the petals, adnate to the base, oblong, erect, abaxially glabrous, adaxially tomentose; disc cup-shaped, 5-lobed, glabrous, ca. 0.6 mm tall; stamens 8, the filaments of unequal length, 2-2.5 mm long, glabrous, the anthers 0.7-0.9 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, apiculate at apex. Pistillate flowers and fruits not known.
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Discussion
The specific epithet which means swollen (oedo) and foot (podo) seems to refer to the swollen petioles of this species.
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Distribution
Known only from the type collection.
Brazil South America| Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil South America|