Buchenavia viridiflora
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- <<<Flowers>Lower hypanthium>Neck>Hairs
- <<<Flowers>Lower hypanthium>Neck>Relative dimensions
- <<<Leaves>Veins>Secondary veins>Secondary vein pair number
- <<Flowers>Lower hypanthium>Hairs
- <<Flowers>Lower hypanthium>Length
- <<Flowers>Lower hypanthium>Neck
- <<Flowers>Upper hypanthium>Dimensions
- <<Flowers>Upper hypanthium>Hairs
- <<Fruits>Apex>Shape
- <<Fruits>Base>Shape
- <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Hairs
- <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length
- <<Inflorescences>Rachises>Hairs
- <<Inflorescences>Rachises>Length
- <<Leaves>Apex>Shape
- <<Leaves>Base>Hairs
- <<Leaves>Base>Shape
- <<Leaves>Petiole>Hairs
- <<Leaves>Petiole>Length
- <<Leaves>Veins>Intersecondary veins
- <<Leaves>Veins>Midveins
- <<Leaves>Veins>Secondary veins
- <<Leaves>Veins>Tertiary veins
- <Flowers>Length
- <Flowers>Lower hypanthium
- <Flowers>Upper hypanthium
- <Fruits>Apex
- <Fruits>Base
- <Fruits>Dimensions
- <Fruits>Hairs
- <Fruits>Shape
- <Habit>Diameter
- <Habit>Height
- <Inflorescences>Length
- <Inflorescences>Peduncle
- <Inflorescences>Rachises
- <Leaves>Apex
- <Leaves>Areolation
- <Leaves>Base
- <Leaves>Dimensions
- <Leaves>Domatia
- <Leaves>Higher order veins
- <Leaves>Petiole
- <Leaves>Shape
- <Leaves>Texture
- <Leaves>Veins
- Description
- Distribution
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Habit
- Individuals Association
- Inflorescences
- Leaves
- Phenology
- Uses
<<Leaves>Base>Hairs
subglabrous except sparsely pubescent on midvein, especially below16
16. 002-005-002
<<Leaves>Veins>Secondary veins
secondary veins , moderately spaced to distant, originating at moderately to widely acute angles, curved to slightly so, prominent,22
22. 002-007-002
<<Leaves>Veins>Tertiary veins
tertiary veins irregularly reticulate to weakly percurrent;23
23. 002-007-004
Description
Shrub or tree 2-55 m, with buttressed trunk up to 1.1 m diam.Leaves chartaceous to coriaceous, obovate to elliptic or narrowly so, (2-)3-9(-10.5) x 1.5-4.5(-5.5) cm, apex rounded to obtusely or subacutely acuminate, base cuneate, subglabrous except sparsely pubescent on midvein, especially below; domatia usually present; venation brochidodromous or eucamptodromous-brochidodromous, midvein moderate, prominent, secondary veins (3-)4-7 pairs, moderately spaced to distant, originating at moderately to widely acute angles, curved to slightly so, prominent, intersecondary veins usually absent, tertiary veins irregularly reticulate to weakly percurrent; higher order veins distinct or not; areolation well developed to inconspicuous; petiole 0.4-2 cm long, pubescent, usually eglandular but sometimes biglandular. Inflorescence 2-7.5 cm long, spicate; peduncle 0.5-2.7 cm, pubescent; rhachis 1.2-5 cm, pubescent. Flowers 3-4.5 mm long; lower hypanthium 1.5-2.2 mm, glabrous to densely pubescent, with glabrous to less pubescent neck ca. half the total length,upper hypanthium 1-1.5 x 1.8-3 mm, sparsely pubescent to subglabrous. Fruit glabrous to densely puberulous, 1.3-2.4 x 0.7-1.3 cm, elliptic in side view, more or less terete, apex rounded to subacute or shortly apiculate, base rounded to obtuse.
Distribution
Amazon river-basin present, French Guiana present, Guianas present, NW Pará present, Southern America: Ecuador (Ecuador present); Peru (Peru present), eastern Colombia present
Amazon river-basin from eastern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, to French Guiana and NW Pará in Brazil; 3 specimens from the Guianas (FG: 3).