Voyria flavescens

<<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes>Dimensions

1-3 mm1

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<<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes>Shape

ovate to triangular2

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<<<Flowers>Calyx>Sinuses>Shape

usually obtuse3

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<<<Flowers>Calyx>Tube>Length

2-3 mm long4

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<<<Flowers>Corolla>Lobes>Length

3-6 mm long5

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<<<Flowers>Corolla>Lobes>Shape

narrowly ovate to ovate6

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<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Hairs

inner side hairy7

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<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Length

8-15 mm long8

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<<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube>Shape

cylindric, often swollen at base9

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<<<Flowers>Ovary>Glands>Gland number

210

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<<<Flowers>Ovary>Glands>Shape

ellipsoid11

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<<<Flowers>Ovary>Style>Length

3-6 mm long12

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<<<Flowers>Stamens>Anthers>Length

1.5-3 mm long13

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<<<Flowers>Stamens>Apex>Shape

rounded14

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<<<Flowers>Stamens>Thecae>Shape

tapering toward base15

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<<Capsules>Seeds>Length

0.1-0.2 mm long16

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<<Capsules>Seeds>Shape

irregularly ellipsoid17

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<<Flowers>Calyx>Length

3-6 mm long18

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<<Flowers>Calyx>Lobes

lobes , ,19

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<<Flowers>Calyx>Shape

campanulate20

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<<Flowers>Calyx>Sinuses

sinuses21

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<<Flowers>Calyx>Tube

tube ,22

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<<Flowers>Corolla>Colour

yellow23

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<<Flowers>Corolla>Length

10-20 mm long24

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<<Flowers>Corolla>Lobes

lobes , ;25

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<<Flowers>Corolla>Shape

trumpet-shaped26

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<<Flowers>Corolla>Tube

tube , , ,27

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<<Flowers>Ovary>Glands

provided with sessile, glands near base28

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<<Flowers>Ovary>Length

3-6 mm long29

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<<Flowers>Ovary>Shape

ellipsoid30

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<<Flowers>Ovary>Style

style .31

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<<Flowers>Stamens>Anthers

anthers , coherent,32

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<<Flowers>Stamens>Apex

apex ;33

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<<Flowers>Stamens>Filaments

filaments absent,34

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<<Flowers>Stamens>Relative distance

inserted 0.5-2 mm below throat35

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<<Flowers>Stamens>Thecae

thecae ,36

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<<Habit>Stems>Colour

orange to white37

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<Capsules>Length

to ca. 10 mm long38

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<Capsules>Seeds

seeds , .39

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<Capsules>Shape

narrowly ovoid40

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<Flowers>Calyx

calyx , ,
;41

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<Flowers>Corolla

corolla mostly , , ,42

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<Flowers>Merosity

5-merous43

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<Flowers>Ovary

ovary , , ,44

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<Flowers>Stamens

stamens ,45

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<Habit>Height

5-15 cm tall46

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<Habit>Roots

short stout roots, forming dense clumps and oriented like the rays of a star;47

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<Habit>Stems

stems , mostly simple.48

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<Leaves>Length

2-7 mm long49

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<Leaves>Shape

narrowly triangular to triangular50

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Capsules

Capsule , , probably septicidally dehiscent;51

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Description

Herbs 5-15 cm tall; short stout roots, forming dense clumps and oriented like the rays of a star; stems orange to white, mostly simple. Leaves narrowly triangular to triangular, 2-7 mm long, basal part of stem sometimes densely covered with imbricate leaves. Flowers solitary, 5-merous; calyx campanulate, 3-6 mm long, tube 2-3 mm long, lobes ovate to triangular, 1-3 mm, sinuses usually obtuse; corolla mostly yellow, trumpet-shaped, 10-20 mm long, tube cylindric, often swollen at base, 8-15 mm long, inner side hairy, lobes narrowly ovate to ovate, 3-6 mm long; stamens inserted 0.5-2 mm below throat, filaments absent, anthers 1.5-3 mm long, coherent, thecae tapering toward base, apex rounded; ovary ellipsoid, 3-6 mm long, provided with 2 sessile, ellipsoid glands near base, style 3-6 mm long. Capsule narrowly ovoid, to ca. 10 mm long, probably septicidally dehiscent; seeds irregularly ellipsoid, 0.1-0.2 mm long.

Distribution

C America present, Guianas present, Northern America, tropical S America present

Mexico, C America, and tropical S America; 7 collections studied from the Guianas (GU: 1; SU: 5; FG: 1).

Flowers

Flowers solitary, ;52

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Habit

Herbs ;53

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Individuals Association

Suriname, near Kabalebo airstrip, Florschütz & Maas 2639 Tracée Galbao, near Saül, Hijman & Weerdenburg 223 Suriname, Kwakoegron, Saramacca R., Jonker-Verhoef & Jonker 535 Guyana, Malakwalai-Tipu, Henkel et al. 5626

Leaves

Leaves , , basal part of stem sometimes densely covered with imbricate leaves.54

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Phenology

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