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(Last Modified On 3/20/2013)
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(Last Modified On 3/20/2013)
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Species
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Mabea montana Muell.-Arg.
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PlaceOfPublication
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DC., Prodr. 15(2):1151, 1866.-Fig. 21 (A-C).
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Description
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Shrub or small tree. Leaves membranous; blade 7-12 X 1.5-3 cm, elliptic to lanceolate, the upper surface sometimes shiny, the base rounded, the margin serrate (sometimes obscurely so), the apex somewhat acuminate and often mucro- nate. Inflorescence a raceme of groups of male flowers, female usually solitary. Staminate flowers in groups of 3-5, the subtending biglandular bract at or near the base of the peduncle; calyx gamosepalous, the broad lobes fused for most of their length; stamens 15-25. Pistillate flowers 2-5, solitary at basal nodes, a single male flower sometimes sharing the node, subtending bract eglandular; sepals 6, 3 much larger than the others. Capsule ovoid, to 16 mm long; seed ovoid, to 10 cm long, some- what laterally compressed, dark brown, smooth.
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Shrub tree
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Distribution
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Reported from Venezuela and Colombia, and in Panama most common in the lowland forests around the Canal Zone.
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Specimen
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CANAL ZONE: vic of Ancon, Piper 6022 (US), 6034 (US); Ancon Hill, Killip 39954 (US), Piper 5550 (US), 5570 (US), 5583 (US), Standley 25156 (US), 26364 (K); low hill N of Balboa, Gillespie P-30 (F); Balboa heights, Greenman & Greenman 5074 (MO); Corozal Standley 27634 (US); beach area Fort Kobbe, Duke 4227 (MO); Howard Air Force Base, SE of Kobbe beach, Oliver & MacBryde 1881 (GH, MO); woods nr Panama, Hayes 715 (K). COCLE: Penonomk Williams 53 (NY). DARIEN: Rio Cucunati at Puente Quemado, Duke 8816 (MO). PANAMA: Taboga I, Macbride 2831 (F, US), Miller 1841 (US), Pittier 3586 (US).
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