Faramea maguirei Steyerm.
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1967. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part VII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 1-439.
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Family
Rubiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Frutex vel arbor 5-metralis; stipulis late ovatis vel ovato-triangularibus 4 mm longis 4 mm latis in aristam ad 7 mm longam productis; foliis petiolatis, petiolis 11-17 mm longis; laminis elliptico-oblongis apice abrupte subcaudatis, acumine acuto 10-12 mm longo, basi subacutis vel subobtusis 18-19 cm longis 6.2-7.5 cm latis, nervis lateralibus utroque latere 11-13 subtus elevatis prominenti-busque subhorizontalibus in marginibus conspicue anastomosantibus, nervo marginali prominenti, costa media subtus prominenti supra impressa; inflores-centiis caulifloris atque in axillis foliorum ramorum novellorum, floribus fascicu-latis sessilibus vel subsessilibus utroque latere ramorum ca 10 ca 0.5 mm pedicellatis; calyee hypanthioque 1.5-3 mm longo 2 mm lato, calvce ore 4-denticulato, dentibus inaequalibus late ovatis vel subdeltoideis obtusis 0.1-0.7 mm longis 0.1-0.3 mm latis; calycis tubo intus glandulis oblongis vel lanceolato-oblongis 0.2-0.3 mm longis ca 3-10 pro lobo calycis; disco 0.5 mm longo; corolla 25 mm longa, tubo anguste hypocrateriformi 15-16 mm longo basi 1.5 mm lato fauce 2 mm lato glabro, lobis falciformibus linearibus recurvatis apice acutis vel acuminatis 9-10 mm longis 1.2-1.5 mm latis; staminibus in parte suprema tubi corollae inclusis paullo inaequalibus, antheris linearibus apice apiculatis basi rotundatis 4 mm longis; filamentis 1 mm longis infra faucem 4 mm affixis; stylo 6-7 mm longo, stigmatibus linearibus 1-1.5 mm longis; fructu depresso-rhom-boideo-subhemisphaerico subquadrato 5 mm longo 9-11 mm lato calyce 0.1 mm longo coronato 4-costato, costis tenuibus vix manifestis.
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Discussion
This species is very distinct in its short, axillary inflorescences on old wood, and in the prominent anastomosing lateral nerves of the lower leaf-surface.