Faramea larensis Steyerm.

• Authority

  Maguire, Bassett. 1967. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part VII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 1-439.

• Family

  Rubiaceae

• Scientific Name

  Faramea larensis Steyerm.

• Description

  Species Description - Arbor parva, ramulis costatis complanato-quadrangulatis glabris; stipulis basi late triangularibus 3.5 mm longis 3 mm latis in aristam 4 mm longam abrupte desi-nentibus; inflorescentia terminali trichotome ramosa, ramis primariis 13-15 mm longis 3-floris; floribus pedicellatis, pedicellis 1.5-3.5 mm longis; bracteis sub pedicellis filiformi-subulatis 1.5 mm longis vel aliquis subfoliaribus elliptico-ovatis acuminatis 5-10 mm longis 2-4 mm latis; calyce hypanthioque 2-3 mm longo, hypanthio anguste urceolato 1.5-2 mm longo ca 1 mm lato; calyce ore obsolete minuteque denticulato vix subundulato; corollis sub hypocrateriformibus in alabastro 15-17 mm longis, tubo in alabastro 11-12 mm longo basi 1.5-2 mm lato fauce 2 mm lato, lobis ovato-oblongis subobtusis 4.5-5 mm longis 2-2.5 mm latis; staminibus in medio tubi corollac vel supra medium inclusis, antheris linearibus utrinque rotundatis 4.5 mm longis, filamentis 1 mm longis supra basin tubi corollae 5 mm insertis; stylo 13-15 mm longo.

• Discussion

  This species somewhat resembles Faramea cardonae, F garciae, F. spathacea, and F. corymbosa, but differs in particulars of stipules, inflorescence, corolla, or hypanthium and calyx. From F. cardonae it may be distinguished by the subtruncate, minutely denticulate calyx and narrower leaf-blades, from F. garciae by the aristate stipules, from F. spathacea by the terminal inflorescence and shorter calyx and hypanthium, while from F. corymbosa it differs in the larger corollas and less pointed lobes.