Clarisia ilicifolia

<<<Stipules>Blade>Acumen>Shape

spinulose1

1. 003-004-005-001

<<<Stipules>Blade>Apex>Shape

acuminate2

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<<<Stipules>Blade>Base>Shape

acute to obtuse3

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<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Hairs

glabrous above glabrous or sparsely puberulous beneath4

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<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Margin type

entire, spinulose-dentate or more or less deeply lobed5

5. 003-004-007-001

<<<Stipules>Primary veins>Secondary veins>Secondary vein pair number

(5-)8-20 pairs6

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<<Staminate inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number

ca. 5-207

7. 005-004-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.3-2 cm long8

8. 005-003-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Stigma>Length

1-2 mm long9

9. 005-005-001

<<Stipules>Blade>Acumen

acumen ,10

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<<Stipules>Blade>Apex

apex ,11

11. 003-004-004

<<Stipules>Blade>Base

base ,12

12. 003-004-006

<<Stipules>Blade>Dimensions

(3-)8-33 x (1.5-)2.5-12 cm13

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<<Stipules>Blade>Margins

margin , ;14

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<<Stipules>Blade>Shape

elliptic to narrowly elliptic15

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<<Stipules>Blade>Texture

subcoriaceous to coriaceous16

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<<Stipules>Petiole>Length

0.3-2.5 cm long17

17. 003-003-001

<<Stipules>Primary veins>Secondary veins

secondary veins .18

18. 003-005-001

<Branchlets>Hairs

puberulous19

19. 002-001

<Fruiting perianth>Height

1.5-2 cm high20

20. 006-002

<Fruiting perianth>Shape

ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid21

21. 006-001

<Habit>Hairs

most hairs uncinate.22

22. 001-002

<Habit>Height

sometimes up to 20m tall23

23. 001-001

<Staminate inflorescences>Diameter

ca. 0.5 cm in diam.24

24. 005-002

<Staminate inflorescences>Flowers

flowers ;25

25. 005-004

<Staminate inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;26

26. 005-003

<Staminate inflorescences>Shape

capitate27

27. 005-001

<Staminate inflorescences>Stigma

stigmas .28

28. 005-005

<Stipules>Blade

blade , , ,29

29. 003-004

<Stipules>Hairs

puberulous30

30. 003-002

<Stipules>Length

0.1-0.3 cm long31

31. 003-001

<Stipules>Petiole

petiole ;32

32. 003-003

<Stipules>Primary veins

primary vein prominent above, veins prominent beneath,33

33. 003-005

Branchlets

Branchlets .34

34. 002

Common Name

English: ka'a pilspi, letterhout, manletterhout, yanita

Description

Shrub or small tree, sometimes up to 20m tall; most hairs uncinate. Branchlets puberulous. Stipules 0.1-0.3 cm long, puberulous; petiole 0.3-2.5 cm long; blade subcoriaceous to coriaceous, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, (3-)8-33 x (1.5-)2.5-12 cm, apex acuminate, acumen spinulose, base acute to obtuse, margin entire, spinulose-dentate or more or less deeply lobed, glabrous above glabrous or sparsely puberulous beneath; primary vein prominent above, veins prominent beneath, secondary veins (5-)8-20 pairs. Inflorescences on spurs. Staminate inflorescences capitate, ca. 0.5 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.3-2 cm long; flowers ca. 5-20; stigmas 1-2 mm long. Fruiting perianth ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid, 1.5-2 cm high.

Distribution

Amazon Basin present, Guianas present, eastern Brazil present

Guianas, Amazon Basin, and eastern Brazil.

Fruiting perianth

Fruiting perianth , .35

35. 006

Habit

Shrub or small tree, ;36

36. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescences on spurs.37

37. 004

Staminate inflorescences

Staminate inflorescences , ;38

38. 005

Stipules

Stipules , ;39

39. 003

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