Alloplectus savannarum

<<<<Calyx>Corolla>Throat>Hairs>Colour

yellow1

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Base>Width

0.5 cm wide2

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Limbs>Width

0.3-0.4 cm wide3

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes>Dimensions

0.2 x 0.2 cm wide4

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes>Growth form

erect5

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes>Shape

triangular6

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Throat>Hairs

outside glabrous at base, densely -sericeous towards apex, inside pilosulous towards apex7

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Throat>Width

0.5 cm wide8

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Tube>Length

1.8-2.4 cm long9

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<<<Calyx>Corolla>Tube>Shape

cylindric10

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<<<Calyx>Ovary>Stigma>Lobe number

2-lobed11

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<<<Calyx>Ovary>Style>Hairs

glabrous12

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<<<Calyx>Ovary>Style>Length

ca. 2 cm long13

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<<<Leaves>Blade>Base>Hairs

above pilosulous, below hirsute to pilose14

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<<<Leaves>Blade>Larger blade>Dimensions

7.5-16 x 3-7 cm15

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<<<Leaves>Blade>Margins>Margin type

serrate16

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<<<Leaves>Petiole>Hairs>Colour

yellow17

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<<Calyx>Apex>Hairs

on both sides hirsute18

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Base

base slightly gibbous, , middle curved, ampliate,19

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Colour

yellow20

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Length

2.0-2.8 cm long21

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Limbs

limb ,22

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes

lobes equal, , , ,23

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Margins

margin nearly entire;24

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Throat

throat contracted, , ,25

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<<Calyx>Corolla>Tube

tube , ,26

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<<Calyx>Lobes>Dimensions

2-3 x 1-1.25(-2) cm27

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<<Calyx>Lobes>Growth form

erect28

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<<Calyx>Lobes>Shape

ovate29

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<<Calyx>Margins>Margin type

dentate-serrate to entire at apex30

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<<Calyx>Ovary>Dimensions

ca. 0.3 x 0.25 cm31

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<<Calyx>Ovary>Hairs

densely pilose32

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<<Calyx>Ovary>Shape

ovoid33

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<<Calyx>Ovary>Stigma

stigma .34

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<<Calyx>Ovary>Style

style , ,35

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<<Flowers>Pedicels>Hairs

hirsute to densely tomentose36

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<<Flowers>Pedicels>Length

0.9-1.2 cm long37

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<<Leaves>Blade>Apex

apex shortly acuminate,38

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<<Leaves>Blade>Base

base obliquely cuneate, not decurrent, .39

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<<Leaves>Blade>Larger blade

larger blade40

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<<Leaves>Blade>Margins

margin ,41

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<<Leaves>Blade>Shape

obliquely oblong-elliptic to broadly elliptic42

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<<Leaves>Blade>Texture

papyraceous when dry43

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<<Leaves>Petiole>Hairs

-tomentose44

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<<Leaves>Petiole>Length

2-5.5 cm long45

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<<Stems>Hairs>Colour

yellow-tomentose or reddish brown with white46

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<Calyx>Apex

apex acute, ;47

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<Calyx>Colour

red48

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<Calyx>Corolla

corolla oblique in calyx, , ,49

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<Calyx>Lobes

lobes free, , subequal, , ,50

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<Calyx>Margins

margin ,51

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<Calyx>Ovary

ovary , , ,52

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<Calyx>Stamens

stamens adnate to base of corolla tube;53

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<Flowers>Flower number per cyme

1-254

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<Flowers>Pedicels

pedicel , .55

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<Habit>Height

to 5 m tall56

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<Leaves>Blade

blade , , ,57

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<Leaves>Petiole

petiole , ;58

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<Mature capsules>Colour

white59

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<Mature capsules>Dimensions

ca. 1.2 x 1 cm60

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<Mature capsules>Shape

subglobose61

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<Stems>Growth form

scandent62

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<Stems>Hairs

hairs near apex, glabrescent below63

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Calyx

Calyx angulate, ,64

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Description

Epiphytic liana or subshrub, to 5 m tall. Stem woody at base, scandent, yellow-tomentose or reddish brown with white hairs near apex, glabrescent below. Leaves mostly unequal in a pair; petiole 2-5.5 cm long, yellow-tomentose; blade papyraceous when dry, obliquely oblong-elliptic to broadly elliptic, larger blade 7.5-16 x 3-7 cm, margin serrate, apex shortly acuminate, base obliquely cuneate, not decurrent, above pilosulous, below hirsute to pilose. Flowers 1-2 in reduced cymes; pedicel 0.9-1.2 cm long, hirsute to densely tomentose. Calyx angulate, red, lobes free, erect, subequal, ovate, 2-3 x 1-1.25(-2) cm, margin dentate-serrate to entire at apex, apex acute, on both sides hirsute; corolla oblique in calyx, yellow, 2.0-2.8 cm long, tube cylindric, 1.8-2.4 cm long, base slightly gibbous, 0.5 cm wide, middle curved, ampliate, throat contracted, 0.5 cm wide, outside glabrous at base, densely yellow-sericeous towards apex, inside pilosulous towards apex, limb 0.3-0.4 cm wide, lobes equal, erect, triangular, 0.2 x 0.2 cm wide, margin nearly entire; stamens adnate to base of corolla tube; ovary ovoid, ca. 0.3 x 0.25 cm, densely pilose, style ca. 2 cm long, glabrous, stigma 2-lobed. Mature capsule white, subglobose, ca. 1.2 x 1 cm.

Distribution

Guayana Highlands in Venezuela present, Guyana present, Southern America: Brazil North (Roraima present), Suriname present, eastern Colombia present, eastern Peru present

Eastern Colombia to eastern Peru, Brazil (Roraima), Guayana Highlands in Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname; > 100 collections studied (GU: 50; SU: 6).

Flowers

Flowers in reduced cymes;65

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Habit

Epiphytic liana or subshrub, .66

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Individuals Association

Suriname, Sipaliwini Distr.: Wilhelmina Mts., Frederick Top, SE of Juliana Top, Holmgren et al. 54396 Guyana, Holitipu, Clarke 1072 Guyana, Mt. Kopinang, Hahn et al. 4287 Guyana, Ayanganna plateau, Pipoly et al. 11003 Guyana, Gillespie et al. 1263 Guyana, Partang R., Merume Mts., Tillett et al. 43930 Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region: Karowtipu Mt., Boom et al. 7484 Suriname, N of Lucie R., Juliana Top, Irwin et al. 54873 Guyana, Mt. Wokomung, Henkel et al. 1248 Guyana, Chenapou, Kvist et al. 256

Leaves

Leaves mostly unequal in a pair;67

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Mature capsules

Mature capsule , , .68

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Notes

Clark (2005: 205) placed this species in the Brazilian Atlantic coastal genus Nematanthus as N. savannarum (C.V. Morton) J.L. Clark.

Phenology

Collected in flower .

Stems

Stem woody at base, , .69

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