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Flora of the Guianas
Key for Orectanthe Maguire
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Stem elongate, lax, often decumbent or sprawling, to 1.5 m or more, leaves in long, high spiral, not forming a distinct basal rosette; outer cephalar bracts empty; scapes 2 or more, shorter than stem.
Orectanthe ptaritepuiana
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Stem contracted, caudiciform, erect, leaves in dense basal rosette; outer cepha- lar bracts mostly with flowers, thus directly subtending lateral sepals; scapes mostly solitary, mostly longer than stem.
Orectanthe sceptrum
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