Dendrophthora decipiens
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Description
Diffusely branched plants, yellowish to deep green; internodes terete, to 3 cm long but mostly much shorter; basal cataphylls 1 pair, extremely low (sometimes to 0.3 cm above axil on larger secondary branches) and inconspicuous. Petiole indistinct and very short; blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, to 2 x 0.2 cm, acute. Monoecious, male and female flowers on same inflorescence, former often above latter. Inflorescence mostly solitary, to 0.4 cm long; peduncle 0.05-0.1 cm; fertile internodes 1 or 2; flowers 1-3 per fertile bract, 2- or 3-seriate, rarely 1-seriate. Fruit white, ovoid, 0.25 x 0.2 cm, perianth segments erect.
Distribution
Bolivar present, Guianas present, Southern America: Brazil North (Amazonas present), Tepui summits of Venezuela present, Venezuela/Guyana border area present, summit of Mt. Roraima present
Tepui summits of Venezuela (Amazonas&Bolívar); Venezuela/Guyana border area, summit of Mt. Roraima; not yet recorded for the Guianas.