Thysanostemon Maguire
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1964. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part V. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-278.
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Family
Clusiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Sepala 5, cyclica quincunciala; petalis 5, sepalis oppositis, dextrorse imbricatis, lineari-oblongis; antheris 25 minusve in quinque phalangibus aggregatis, filamentis ex toto in ligulo connatis, antheris extrorsis; gynobasi prominenti; ovario 5-loculari, sessili; ovulis pluribus axillaribus; stylo non differenti. Arbor parva latice pallido, moderato; ramulis tenuibus; foliis oppositis.
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Discussion
Type. Thysanostemon pakaraimae Maguire.
The name from thysanos, [greek], fringe, and stemon, [greek], stamen.