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(Last Modified On 5/29/2013)
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(Last Modified On 5/29/2013)
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Species
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Lisianthius seemannii (Griseb.) 0. Kuntze
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Rev. Gen. P1. 2: 429. 1891.
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Synonym
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Leianthus seemannii Griseb. in Seem., Bot. Voy. Herald 170. 1854. Lisianthus seemannii (Griseb.) Perkins, Bot. Jahrb. (Syst.) 31: 491. 1902. Lisianthus corymbosus Perkins, Bot. Jahrb. (Syst.) 31: 491. 1902.
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Description
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Herb or shrub, 0.2-2.0 m tall, the stems terete, green. Leaves distinctly peti- olate basally, the upper ones nearly sessile, the petioles amplexicaul; lamina ovate, attenuate into the petiole to rounded and decurrent at the base, long-acuminate apically, to 12 cm long and 4.8 cm wide, thin-chartaceous, the costa slightly prominent and the lateral veins prominulous beneath. Inflorescences terminal and axillary, dense, borne in simple or compound dichasia; the peduncles short to elongate and attaining 6.5 cm, angulate; the pedicels short, 2-5 mm long; the bracts similar to the leaves but much reduced. Flowers 3.5-4.5 cm long; calyx 11-13 mm long, the lobes united only ca. 2 mm at the base, narrowly ovate, conspicuously carinate dorsally, sharply acuminate at the apex, ca. 2.5-3 mm wide, the margins scarious; corolla pale yellow to yellow, 3.5-4.5 cm long, the tube narrowly infundibuliform, ? constricted at the apex of the calyx, the lobes ovate to narrowly ovate, long-cuspidate-acuminate, 1.2-1.5 cm long and 0.4-0.6 cm wide, erect; stamens exserted, the filaments inserted on the lower part of
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Habit
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Herb or shrub
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Description
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the corolla tube, ca. 5-7 mm above the base, filiform, 2.5-3 cm long, the anthers ca. 2.1-2.2 mm long, the uncinate apical mucro inconspicuous or wanting; ovary fusiform, 5-6 mm long, ca. 0.5-0.6 mm in diameter, the style short- to long- exserted, the stigma capitate. Capsule fusiform, to 1 cm long; seeds irregular, ca. 0.5 mm long.
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Distribution
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Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: Between Hato del Jobo and Cerro Vaca, 700-1000 m, Pittier 5292 (NY, US). COCLE: Near El Valle de Anton, 800-1000 m, Allen 121, 783 (both MO); Harvey 5168 (F). 3.5 km SE of El Valle de Anton, Weaver et al. 2248 (MO). Hills S of El Valle de Anton, 600-800 m, Allen 2850 (F, MO), 4210 (MO). Mountains beyond La Pintada, 400-600 m, Hunter & Allen 621 (MO). El Valle de Anton, 330-680 m, edge of cloud forest and roadside, Lewis et al. 2582 (MO). Llano Bonito, N of Las Margaritas, 400-500 m, Siebert 530 (MO). Bismark above Penonome, Williams 259 (NY), 629 (US). DARIEN: Piflas, Seeman 1064 (K, holotype, not seen; F, MO, photo). Near Pifias, Duke 10637 (MO). HERRERA: Be- tween Las Minas and Pese, roadside in hills, 300-400 m, Burch et al. 1324 (MO); Duke 12321 (MO). 12.5 mi. S of Ocu', 400 m, secondary woods on hillside, infrequent, Lewis et al. 1643 (MO). Near Las Minas, La Pefia, rain forest type, Stern et al. 1779 (MO). 10 mi. S of Ocui, road bank, Tyson et al. 2876 (MO). VERAGUAS: Isla de Coiba (Colonia Penal), Dwyer 1650 (MO).
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