Struthanthus melanopotamicus Rizzini
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part X. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 1-288.
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Family
Loranthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Distinguished by the following character combination: vining, with aerial rootlets; leaves elliptic to suborbicular, thick, veinless; petioles up to 17 mm long; flowers and ternations sessile, the spikes 5-6 cm long. Another recently described taxon.
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Distribution
BRAZIL. Alto Rio Negro, Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, 6 Mar 1975, Pires & Marinho 15712.
Brazil South America|