Dendrophthora perfurcata

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Dendrophthora perfurcata

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<<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number

usually 2 pairs1
1. 001-002-001

<<Habit>Intercalary cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number

2 or 3 pairs2
2. 001-001-001

<<Inflorescences>Fertile internodes>Fertile internode number

3 or 43
3. 003-003-001

<<Inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number per bract

3-74
4. 003-004-001

<<Inflorescences>Flowers>Series

2-seriate5
5. 003-004-002

<Habit>Basal cataphylls

basal cataphylls , upper pair somewhat below middle of innovation.6
6. 001-002

<Habit>Intercalary cataphylls

percurrent portions with of intercalary cataphylls, upper ones placed more or less halfway to next foliar node;7
7. 001-001

<Inflorescences>Fertile internodes

fertile internodes;8
8. 003-003

<Inflorescences>Flowers

flowers per fertile bract, probably only .9
9. 003-004

<Inflorescences>Length

to 2 cm long10
10. 003-002

<Inflorescences>Position

both terminal and axillary11
11. 003-001

<Leaf blades>Apex

apex rounded;12
12. 002-002

<Leaf blades>Shape

obovate to elliptic13
13. 002-001

<Leaf blades>Veins

venation completely obscure.14
14. 002-003

Description

Plants mostly dichotomous; percurrent portions with 2 or 3 pairs of intercalary cataphylls, upper ones placed more or less halfway to next foliar node; basal cataphylls usually 2 pairs, upper pair somewhat below middle of innovation. Leaf blade obovate to elliptic, apex rounded; venation completely obscure. Inflorescences both terminal and axillary, to 2 cm long; 3 or 4 fertile internodes; flowers 3-7 per fertile bract, probably only 2-seriate. Fruit unknown.

Distribution

Guyana present
Known only from the type (GU: 1).Guyana

Fruits

Fruit unknown.15
15. 004

Habit

Plants mostly dichotomous;16
16. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescences , ;17
17. 003

Leaf blades

Leaf blade ,18
18. 002

Notes

The protologue states this species to have 3-seriate flowers, but my observations of the type indicate that they are 2-seriate, instead.