Phoradendron mairaryense

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Phoradendron mairaryense

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<<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Fertile internodes>Fertile internode number

4 or 51
1. 003-002-001-001

<<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number

2-4 pairs2
2. 001-003-001

<<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Relative distance

to 3 cm above base3
3. 001-003-002

<<Habit>Internodes>Length

to 6 cm long4
4. 001-002-001

<<Inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number per bract

3-5(7)5
5. 003-003-001

<<Inflorescences>Flowers>Series

2-seriate (occasionally 3-seriate)6
6. 003-003-002

<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Fertile internodes

fertile internodes ;7
7. 003-002-001

<<Petiole>Blade>Apex

apex rounded to nearly acute,8
8. 002-002-004

<<Petiole>Blade>Base

base tapering into indistinct petiole;9
9. 002-002-005

<<Petiole>Blade>Dimensions

to 14 x 3 cm10
10. 002-002-003

<<Petiole>Blade>Shape

narrowly oblong11
11. 002-002-002

<<Petiole>Blade>Texture

coriaceous12
12. 002-002-001

<Habit>Basal cataphylls

basal cataphylls rather small, , upper pair ; both percurrent and dichotomous;13
13. 001-003

<Habit>Colour

yellowish14
14. 001-001

<Habit>Inflorescence arrangement

many branches eventually terminating in an inflorescence.15
15. 001-004

<Habit>Internodes

internodes terete, ;16
16. 001-002

<Inflorescences>Flowers

flowers per bract, .17
17. 003-003

<Inflorescences>Length

to 4.5 cm long18
18. 003-001

<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle simple or double,19
19. 003-002

<Petiole>Blade

blade , , ,20
20. 002-002

<Petiole>Length

0.4 cm long21
21. 002-001

<Petiole>Veins

3-5 palmate veins.22
22. 002-003

Description

Large plants of yellowish color; internodes terete, to 6 cm long; basal cataphylls rather small, 2-4 pairs, upper pair to 3 cm above base; both percurrent and dichotomous; many branches eventually terminating in an inflorescence. Petiole 0.4 cm long; blade coriaceous, narrowly oblong, to 14 x 3 cm, apex rounded to nearly acute, base tapering into indistinct petiole; 3-5 palmate veins. Inflorescence to 4.5 cm long; peduncle simple or double, fertile internodes 4 or 5; flowers 3-5(7) per bract, 2-seriate (occasionally 3-seriate).

Distribution

Guyana present, Southern America: Brazil Northeast (Bahia present); Venezuela (Venezuela present)
Venezuela and Guyana into Brazil (Bahia); 24 collections studied (GU: 1).

Habit

Large plants of color;23
23. 001

Individuals Association

Guyana, Atkinson Field, Graham 526

Inflorescences

Inflorescence ;24
24. 003

Petiole

Petiole ;25
25. 002