Paullinia bracteosa

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Paullinia bracteosa

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<<<<Leaves>Leaflets>Base>Distal leaflets>Shape

attenuate or acute1
1. 004-004-006-001-001

<<<<Leaves>Leaflets>Base>Lateral leaflets>Shape

acute to rounded on lateral ones2
2. 004-004-006-002-001

<<<Calyx>Appendages>Crests>Colour

yellow3
3. 006-007-002-002

<<<Calyx>Appendages>Crests>Texture

fleshy4
4. 006-007-002-001

<<<Calyx>Appendages>Margins>Hairs

wooly5
5. 006-007-003-001

<<<Calyx>Disk>Lobes>Hairs

glabrous6
6. 006-008-001-003

<<<Calyx>Disk>Lobes>Lobe number

27
7. 006-008-001-001

<<<Calyx>Disk>Lobes>Shape

oblong8
8. 006-008-001-002

<<<Leaves>Leaflets>Apex>Shape

acuminate9
9. 004-004-005-001

<<<Leaves>Leaflets>Base>Distal leaflets

on distal leaflet10
10. 004-004-006-001

<<<Leaves>Leaflets>Margins>Margin type

dentate11
11. 004-004-007-001

<<<Leaves>Petiole and rachis>Petiole>Length

9-28.5 cm long12
12. 004-002-001-001

<<<Leaves>Petiole and rachis>Rachises>Length

5-8 cm long13
13. 004-002-002-001

<<<Thyrses>Cincinni>Pedicel base>Length

2.5-7 mm long14
14. 005-006-002-001

<<Calyx>Appendages>Crests

with , crest15
15. 006-007-002

<<Calyx>Appendages>Margins

margins16
16. 006-007-003

<<Calyx>Appendages>Shape

hood-shaped17
17. 006-007-001

<<Calyx>Disk>Lobes

, lobes18
18. 006-008-001

<<Calyx>Filaments>Hairs

densely appressed-pubescent19
19. 006-009-001

<<Calyx>Inner sepals>Length

ca. 5 mm long20
20. 006-005-002

<<Calyx>Inner sepals>Shape

oblong-circular21
21. 006-005-001

<<Calyx>Outer sepals>Length

ca. 3 mm long22
22. 006-004-002

<<Calyx>Outer sepals>Shape

rounded23
23. 006-004-001

<<Calyx>Petals>Colour

white or cream24
24. 006-006-001

<<Calyx>Petals>Length

ca. 6.5 mm long25
25. 006-006-003

<<Calyx>Petals>Shape

ovate to obovate26
26. 006-006-002

<<Calyx>Sepals>Sepal number

527
27. 006-003-001

<<Calyx>Sepals>Shape

concave28
28. 006-003-002

<<Capsules>Endocarp>Hairs

glabrous29
29. 007-007-002

<<Capsules>Endocarp>Texture

papery30
30. 007-007-001

<<Capsules>Mesocarps>Thickness

ca. 2 mm thick31
31. 007-006-001

<<Leaves>Leaflets>Apex

the apex ,32
32. 004-004-005

<<Leaves>Leaflets>Base

the base , ,33
33. 004-004-006

<<Leaves>Leaflets>Dimensions

12-26 × 5.5-15 cm34
34. 004-004-004

<<Leaves>Leaflets>Hairs

both surfaces glabrous with puberulent midvein35
35. 004-004-002

<<Leaves>Leaflets>Margins

the margins glandular ;36
36. 004-004-007

<<Leaves>Leaflets>Shape

elliptical, oblong, or oblanceolate37
37. 004-004-003

<<Leaves>Leaflets>Texture

coriaceous or subcoriaceous38
38. 004-004-001

<<Leaves>Petiole and rachis>Petiole

petioles ,39
39. 004-002-001

<<Leaves>Petiole and rachis>Rachises

rachis ;40
40. 004-002-002

<<Leaves>Petiolule>Length

3-8 mm long41
41. 004-003-001

<<Seeds>Sarcotesta>Colour

blackish42
42. 008-004-001

<<Stems>Older stems>Diameter

reaching 2.5 cm in diameter43
43. 002-005-003

<<Stems>Older stems>Shape

trigonous44
44. 002-005-001

<<Stems>Older stems>Wing number

345
45. 002-005-002

<<Thyrses>Axes>Hairs

pubescent to tomentose46
46. 005-003-001

<<Thyrses>Bracteoles>Hairs

pubescent47
47. 005-005-002

<<Thyrses>Bracteoles>Length

1-1.5 mm long48
48. 005-005-003

<<Thyrses>Bracteoles>Shape

ovate49
49. 005-005-001

<<Thyrses>Bracts>Hairs

pubescent50
50. 005-004-002

<<Thyrses>Bracts>Length

7-10 mm long51
51. 005-004-003

<<Thyrses>Bracts>Shape

oblong, concave52
52. 005-004-001

<<Thyrses>Cincinni>Flower number

7-8-flowered53
53. 005-006-001

<<Thyrses>Cincinni>Pedicel base

with persistent pedicel bases ()54
54. 005-006-002

<Calyx>Appendages

appendages , slightly shorter than the petals, , and ;55
55. 006-007

<Calyx>Colour

light green56
56. 006-001

<Calyx>Disk

disc of ;57
57. 006-008

<Calyx>Filaments

filaments .58
58. 006-009

<Calyx>Hairs

tomentose59
59. 006-002

<Calyx>Inner sepals

inner sepals , ;60
60. 006-005

<Calyx>Outer sepals

outer sepals , ,61
61. 006-004

<Calyx>Petals

petals , , ;62
62. 006-006

<Calyx>Sepals

with sepals63
63. 006-003

<Capsules>Colour

red or maroon64
64. 007-002

<Capsules>Endocarp

endocarp , .65
65. 007-007

<Capsules>Hairs

glabrous or pubescent66
66. 007-004

<Capsules>Length

2.5-3.5 cm long67
67. 007-005

<Capsules>Mesocarps

mesocarp ;68
68. 007-006

<Capsules>Shape

pyriform to club-shaped69
69. 007-001

<Capsules>Texture

woody70
70. 007-003

<Habit>Length

to 8 m long71
71. 001-001

<Leaves>Foliole number

5-foliolate72
72. 004-001

<Leaves>Leaflets

leaflets , , , ,73
73. 004-004

<Leaves>Petiole and rachis

petiole and rachis broadly winged,74
74. 004-002

<Leaves>Petiolule

petiolules ;75
75. 004-003

<Leaves>Veins

venation prominent on abaxial surface, tertiary veins subclathrate.76
76. 004-005

<Seeds>Length

15 mm long77
77. 008-002

<Seeds>Sarcotesta

completely sarcotestal, except along a ventral slit78
78. 008-004

<Seeds>Seed number per fruit

2-379
79. 008-001

<Seeds>Shape

oblong80
80. 008-003

<Stems>Angle number

3-5-angled81
81. 002-001

<Stems>Cross section

cross section with a single vascular cylinder;82
82. 002-004

<Stems>Hairs

glabrous or pubescent, glabrescent83
83. 002-002

<Stems>Latex

usually producing scarce milky latex84
84. 002-003

<Stems>Older stems

older stems , with corky wings, .85
85. 002-005

<Stipules>Length

2-4.5(7) cm long86
86. 003-002

<Stipules>Shape

oblong, concave87
87. 003-001

<Thyrses>Axes

axis ;88
88. 005-003

<Thyrses>Bracteoles

bracteoles , , ;89
89. 005-005

<Thyrses>Bracts

bracts overlapping, , , ,90
90. 005-004

<Thyrses>Cincinni

cincinni sessile, , .91
91. 005-006

<Thyrses>Position

axillary92
92. 005-001

<Thyrses>Shape

racemiform93
93. 005-002

Calyx

Calyx , , ,94
94. 006

Capsules

Capsule , unwinged, , , , , short-stipitate;95
95. 007

Common Name

English (French Guiana): feifi-finga

Description

Erect or arching shrub, or liana to 8 m long. Stems obtusely 3-5-angled, glabrous or pubescent, glabrescent, usually producing scarce milky latex; cross section with a single vascular cylinder; older stems trigonous, with 3 corky wings, reaching 2.5 cm in diameter. Stipules oblong, concave, reflexed, persistent, 2-4.5(7) cm long. Leaves pinnately 5-foliolate; petiole and rachis broadly winged, petioles 9-28.5 cm long, rachis 5-8 cm long; petiolules 3-8 mm long; leaflets coriaceous or subcoriaceous, both surfaces glabrous with puberulent midvein, elliptical, oblong, or oblanceolate, 12-26 × 5.5-15 cm, the apex acuminate, the base attenuate or acute on distal leaflet, acute to rounded on lateral ones, the margins glandular dentate; venation prominent on abaxial surface, tertiary veins subclathrate. Thyrses axillary, racemiform, solitary, densely flowered; axis pubescent to tomentose; bracts overlapping, oblong, concave, pubescent, 7-10 mm long, bracteoles ovate, pubescent, 1-1.5 mm long; cincinni sessile, 7-8-flowered, with persistent pedicel bases (2.5-7 mm long). Calyx light green, tomentose, with 5concave sepals, outer sepals rounded, ca. 3 mm long, inner sepals oblong-circular, ca. 5 mm long; petals white or cream, ovate to obovate, ca. 6.5 mm long; appendages hood-shaped, slightly shorter than the petals, with fleshy, yellow crest, and wooly margins; disc of 2oblong, glabrous lobes; filaments densely appressed-pubescent. Capsule pyriform to club-shaped, unwinged, red or maroon, woody, glabrous or pubescent, 2.5-3.5 cm long, short-stipitate; mesocarp ca. 2 mm thick; endocarp papery, glabrous. Seed 2-3 per fruit, ca.15 mm long, oblong, completely sarcotestal, except along a blackish ventral slit.

Distribution

Guyana present, Neotropics present, Southern America: Costa Rica (Costa Rica present), Suriname present, south to Bolivia present
Naturally occurring throughout the Neotropics from Costa Ricasouth to Bolivia, including Guyana and Suriname (GU: 1; SU: 2).

Habit

Erect or arching shrub, or liana .96
96. 001

Individuals Association

Suriname, Brokopondo, van Donselaar 1068 Guyana, Essequibo R., Madray Landing, Fanshawe F-1705 Suriname, Tapanahoni R., village on island between Godo-olo & Granbori, Heyde 555

Leaves

Leaves pinnately ;97
97. 004

Seeds

Seed per fruit, ca., , .98
98. 008

Stems

Stems obtusely , , ;99
99. 002

Stipules

Stipules , reflexed, persistent, .100
100. 003

Thyrses

Thyrses , , solitary, densely flowered;101
101. 005