Dendrophthora roraimae

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Dendrophthora roraimae

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• <<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number
• <<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Relative distance
• <<Inflorescences>Fertile internodes>Fertile internode number
• <<Inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number per bract
• <<Inflorescences>Flowers>Series
• <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length
• <Fruits>Colour
• <Fruits>Perianth segments
• <Fruits>Shape
• <Habit>Basal cataphylls
• <Habit>Growth form
• <Inflorescences>Fertile internodes
• <Inflorescences>Flowers
• <Inflorescences>Peduncle
• <Inflorescences>Position
• <Leaf blades>Length
• <Leaf blades>Shape
• <Leaf blades>Texture
• Description
• Distribution
• Fruits
• Habit
• Individuals Association
• Inflorescences
• Leaf blades

<<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number

1 pair1

1. 001-002-001

<<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Relative distance

to 1 cm above axil2

2. 001-002-002

<<Inflorescences>Fertile internodes>Fertile internode number

1(2)3

3. 003-003-001

<<Inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number per bract

3 or 44

4. 003-004-001

<<Inflorescences>Flowers>Series

1-seriate5

5. 003-004-002

<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.2 cm long6

6. 003-002-001

<Fruits>Colour

white7

7. 004-001

<Fruits>Perianth segments

perianth segments reflexed.8

8. 004-003

<Fruits>Shape

spherical9

9. 004-002

<Habit>Basal cataphylls

basal cataphylls , .10

10. 001-002

<Habit>Growth form

erect11

11. 001-001

<Inflorescences>Fertile internodes

fertile internode ;12

12. 003-003

<Inflorescences>Flowers

flowers per fertile bract, .13

13. 003-004

<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;14

14. 003-002

<Inflorescences>Position

axillary only15

15. 003-001

<Leaf blades>Length

to 2 cm long16

16. 002-003

<Leaf blades>Shape

narrowly lanceolate17

17. 002-002

<Leaf blades>Texture

rather thick18

18. 002-001

Description

Small, erect plants; basal cataphylls 1 pair, to 1 cm above axil. Leaf blade rather thick, linear to narrowly lanceolate, to 2 cm long. Inflorescence about half as long as subtending leaf, axillary only; peduncle 0.2 cm long; fertile internode 1(2); flowers 3 or 4 per fertile bract, 1-seriate. Fruit white, spherical, perianth segments reflexed.

Distribution

Bolivar present, Mt. Roraima present, Southern America: Brazil North (Amazonas present), Tepuis of Venezuela present

Tepuis of Venezuela (Amazonas&Bolívar), Mt. Roraima; 8 specimens studied (GU: 4).

Fruits

Fruit , ,19

19. 004

Habit

Small, plants;20

20. 001

Individuals Association

Guyana, Guyana, edge and summit of Mt. Roraima, Im Thurn 323 Guyana, Mt. Roraima,, McConnell & Quelch 82 Guyana, Mt. Roraima, Ule 8599

Inflorescences

Inflorescence about half as long as subtending leaf, ;21

21. 003

Leaf blades

Leaf blade , linear to , .22

22. 002