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(Last Modified On 7/25/2013)
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(Last Modified On 7/25/2013)
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Species
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Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.
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Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 323. 1918.
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Synonym
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Ruellia blechum L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1120. 1759. TYPE: not seen. Barleria pyramidata Lam., Encycl. Meth. Bot. 1: 380. 1783. TYPE: not seen. Blechum brownei Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 270. 1807. TYPE: not seen.
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Description
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Herbs; stems declining to erect, to 70 cm tall, the younger branches quad- rangular, appressed puberulent. Leaves ovate to ovate lanceolate, 2-11 cm long,
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Herbs
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Description
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1-2.5 cm wide, both the surfaces sparsely pilose to glabrous plus numerous cystoliths which superficially resemble appressed hairs, the margins crenate to entire, apically acute, basally cuneate to obtuse. Inflorescence in terminal spikes, 4-sided, 1.5-7 cm long; bracts, ovate, 0.75-1.4 cm long, 0.6-1.1 cm wide, api- cally acute, basally rounded, ciliate, loosely strigose and densely puberulous; bracteoles lanceolate, 5 mm long, 1 mm wide, ciliate. Flowers 1.0-1.5 cm long, slightly longer than the subtending bract, white, pink, light blue, or purplish. Capsule oblong, flattened, ca. 6 mm long, puberulent; seeds 16.
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Note
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This species is found in disturbed areas, riverbanks, roadsides, lawns, pas- tures, and low areas.
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Distribution
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eastern and southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and also in Guam, Formosa, and the Philippine and Caroline Islands.
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Specimen
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BOCAS DEL TORO: Shepard Island, Chiriqui Lagoon, Wedel 2709 (MO). Nievecita, 0-50 m, Woodson et al. 1856 (MO). CANAL ZONE: Near mouth of Rio Chagres, Allen 868 (MO). Near mouth of Rio Chagres, Allen 878 (MO). Ft. Clayton, Correa 780 (MO). Albrook Air Base, Army Tropic Test Center site, Dwyer & Robyns 128 (MO). Chagres, Fendler 225 (MO). Outskirts of Ancon, Greenman & Greenman 5079 (MO). Las Cruces Trail, 75 m, Hunter & Allen 709 (MO). 1/2 mi S of Gamboa along Chagres River, Lazor 2278 (MO). Along road, Lewis et al. 5180 (MO). Roadside 1/, mi NW of Gamrboa, ca. 70 m, Liesner 1398 (MO). Boy Scout Road, Madden Dam area, Porter et al. 4059 (MO). Near Madden Dam, Steyermark (MO). BARRO COLORADO ISLAND: Croat 4567, 4604, 5795, 6924, 6925a, 6953, 6966, 7088, 7245, 8825, 9160 (all MO); Ebinger 203 (MO); Netting S (MO); Robyns 65-16, 65-17 (both MO); Shattuck 537 (MO). CHIRIQUi: 10-11 mi W of Puerto Armuelles, San Bartolo Limite, 300-500 m, Croat 21991A (MO). Quebrada Quanabanito beyond La Repressa, 2 mi SW of Puerto Armuelles, 0-200 m, Croat 22070 (MO). Ridge above Brazo Seco near Costa Rican border, 100-200 m, Croat 22559 (MO). David Airport, 25 ft, Lewis et al. 735 (MO). COCLE: 3 mi NE of Anton, Croat 9613 (MO). 10 mi E of Nata at Rio Grande, Tyson 5285 (MO). DARIEN: Santa Fe, Duke 9482 (MO). Hydro Camp Rio Pendejo on Rio Sabana, 50 ft, Duke 15430 (MO). HERREIA: 1, mi NE of Oci'i, Stern et al. 1702 (MO). LOS SANTOS: 7 mi S of Chitre, Croat 9709 (MO). Ca. 7 mi S of Chitre, D'Arcy & Croat 4181 (MO). 11 mi N of Tonosi, Dwyter 2959 (MO). Tonosi, road between Tonosi and GLa'nico, Stern et al. (MO). PANAMA: Taboga Island to 300 m, Allen 104 (MO). Rio Pita, 1-3 mi above confluence with Rio Maestra, Duke 4754 (MO). Isla del Rey, Duke 9535 (MO). Cermeno, Dwyer 6620 (MO). Between Rio Pacora and Chepo, Dwyer et al. 5100 (MO). Cerro Campana, Lewis et al. 3065 (MO). W of Chepo, Ti son 5364 (MO). SAN BLAS: Near Puerto Obaldia, Croat 16961 (MO).
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