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(Last Modified On 9/27/2013)
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(Last Modified On 9/27/2013)
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Species
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Dussia macroprophyllata (Donnell Smith) Harms
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PlaceOfPublication
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Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 212. 1928.
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Synonym
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Diplotropis macroprophyllata Donnell Smith, Bot. Gaz. 61: 56. 1913. TYPE: Costa Rica, Las Vueltas, Tucurrique, Cartago, Tonduz 12949 (US, holotype). Cashalia panamensis Standley, Trop. Woods 16: 16. 1928, nomen nudum, Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 4: 212. 1929. TYPE: Panama, Cooper 520 (F. holotype).
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Description
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Tree to ca. 40 m tall; young stems yellowish to reddish tomentose. Leaves 7- 9-foliolate, rarely 1 -foliolate; leaflets 6-18 cm long, 4-9 cm wide, ovate, elliptic, elliptic oblong, or obovate, the apex obtuse or sometimes acuminate, densely crisp pubescent below, glabrous above. Inflorescence racemose, reddish tomen- tose, the bracts clawed, rhomboid lanceolate, acuminate, 7-10 mm long, 4-7 mm wide, oblique, erose; bracteoles ovate, clawed, cordate, erose, 9-12 mm long, 8- 9 mm wide, acute. Flowers 17-20 mm long; calyx ca. 10 mm long, the lobes ca. 5 mm long; corolla purplish. Fruit ca. 5 cm long, ca. 2.5 cm wide, 1-seeded.
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Tree
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Note
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Dussia macroprophyllata is better collected to the north in Costa Rica. It is distinguished by its large leaflets, relatively small fruits, and bracteoles that are larger than the bracts. It is known locally in Panama as "citron."
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Common
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citron
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Specimen
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BOCAS DEL TORO: Almirante, Cooper 520 (F). COL6N: Ca. 7 km SW of Portobelo along Rio Guanche, AMori & Kallunki 5203 (MO).
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