Naucleopsis glabra

<<<Pistillate inflorescences>Tepals>Free parts>Length

1-4 mm long, in fruit up to 8 mm long1

1. 005-003-002-002

<<<Pistillate inflorescences>Tepals>Free parts>Shape

subulate to spine-like2

2. 005-003-002-001

<<<Stipules>Blade>Apex>Shape

acuminate3

3. 003-004-004-001

<<<Stipules>Blade>Base>Shape

attenuate to acute to obtuse to truncate4

4. 003-004-005-001

<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Hairs

glabrous above, glabrous or pubescent at the base of the primary vein beneath5

5. 003-004-006-002

<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Margin type

entire6

6. 003-004-006-001

<<<Stipules>Veins>Secondary veins>Secondary vein pair number

12-23 pairs7

7. 003-005-001-001

<<Branchlets>Hairs>Colour

yellow- to whitish8

8. 002-001-001

<<Pistillate inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number

(5-)10-309

9. 005-002-001

<<Pistillate inflorescences>Stigma>Length

7-13 mm long10

10. 005-004-001

<<Pistillate inflorescences>Tepals>Free parts

free parts ,11

11. 005-003-002

<<Pistillate inflorescences>Tepals>Tepal number

4-712

12. 005-003-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Involucral bracts>Bract number

9-2513

13. 004-003-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.1-0.7 cm long14

14. 004-002-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Stamens>Stamen number

2-415

15. 004-005-001

<<Stipules>Blade>Apex

apex ,16

16. 003-004-004

<<Stipules>Blade>Base

base ,17

17. 003-004-005

<<Stipules>Blade>Dimensions

7-31 x 1.5-19 cm18

18. 003-004-003

<<Stipules>Blade>Margins

margin , ;19

19. 003-004-006

<<Stipules>Blade>Shape

narrowly elliptic to obovate20

20. 003-004-002

<<Stipules>Blade>Texture

coriaceous21

21. 003-004-001

<<Stipules>Petiole>Length

0.5-2 cm long22

22. 003-003-001

<<Stipules>Petiole>Shape

broadly canaliculate above, at least in the upper part23

23. 003-003-003

<<Stipules>Petiole>Thickness

2-4 mm thick24

24. 003-003-002

<<Stipules>Veins>Secondary veins

secondary veins .25

25. 003-005-001

<Branchlets>Hairs

glabrous or -puberulous to -pubescent26

26. 002-001

<Branchlets>Periderm

periderm persistent27

27. 002-002

<Habit>Height

up to 20m tall28

28. 001-001

<Infructescences>Diameter

1.5-4.5 cm in diam.29

29. 006-002

<Infructescences>Shape

hemispherical to subglobose30

30. 006-001

<Pistillate inflorescences>Diameter

0.7-1 cm in diam.31

31. 005-001

<Pistillate inflorescences>Flowers

flowers ;32

32. 005-002

<Pistillate inflorescences>Stigma

stigmas .33

33. 005-004

<Pistillate inflorescences>Tepals

tepals , ;34

34. 005-003

<Staminate inflorescences>Diameter

0.5-2.2 cm in diam.35

35. 004-001

<Staminate inflorescences>Flowers

flowers free;36

36. 004-004

<Staminate inflorescences>Involucral bracts

involucral bracts ;37

37. 004-003

<Staminate inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;38

38. 004-002

<Staminate inflorescences>Stamens

stamens .39

39. 004-005

<Stipules>Blade

blade , , ,40

40. 003-004

<Stipules>Hairs

glabrous, appressed-puberulous or pubescent41

41. 003-002

<Stipules>Length

0.8-2(-3) cm long42

42. 003-001

<Stipules>Petiole

petiole , , ;43

43. 003-003

<Stipules>Veins

veins more or less prominent beneath,44

44. 003-005

Branchlets

Branchlets , .45

45. 002

Description

Tree up to 20m tall. Branchlets glabrous or yellow- to whitish-puberulous to -pubescent, periderm persistent. Stipules 0.8-2(-3) cm long, glabrous, appressed-puberulous or pubescent; petiole 0.5-2 cm long, 2-4 mm thick, broadly canaliculate above, at least in the upper part; blade coriaceous, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 7-31 x 1.5-19 cm, apex acuminate, base attenuate to acute to obtuse to truncate, margin entire, glabrous above, glabrous or pubescent at the base of the primary vein beneath; veins more or less prominent beneath, secondary veins 12-23 pairs. Staminate inflorescences 0.5-2.2 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.1-0.7 cm long; involucral bracts 9-25; flowers free; stamens 2-4. Pistillate inflorescences 0.7-1 cm in diam., sessile or subsessile; flowers (5-)10-30; tepals 4-7, free parts subulate to spine-like, 1-4 mm long, in fruit up to 8 mm long; stigmas 7-13 mm long. Infructescences hemispherical to subglobose, 1.5-4.5 cm in diam.

Distribution

French Guiana present, Marowijne Creek present, Sipaliwini Savanna present, Southern America: Bolivia (Bolivia present); Peru (Peru present), Surinam present, Upper Amazon Basin present, Upper Maroni River present, northern and western Colombia present

Upper Amazon Basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru), extending to northern and western Colombia, also in French Guiana (Upper Maroni River) and Surinam (Marowijne Creek, and Sipaliwini Savanna).

Habit

Tree .46

46. 001

Infructescences

Infructescences ,47

47. 006

Pistillate inflorescences

Pistillate inflorescences , sessile or subsessile;48

48. 005

Staminate inflorescences

Staminate inflorescences ;49

49. 004

Stipules

Stipules , ;50

50. 003

Primary tabs

Content