(Last Modified On 1/14/2013)
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(Last Modified On 1/14/2013)
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Species
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PHORADENDRON ALLENII Trel.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27:307. 1940.
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Description
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Very similar to Ph. crispum Trel., but the flowers are constantly more numer- ous and 6-ranked. Branches terete. Cataphylls only a basal pair on the lowermost internode of the shoots. Leaves obovate, to 6 cm. long, 2.5 cm. broad, finely 3-nerved; petioles about 5 mm. long. Spikes solitary, stout, 2-3-articulate, to 2 cm. long; peduncle about 4 mm. long; joints 5-8 mm. long, 20-40-flowered irregularly arranged in 6 rows. Fruits globose, 4-5 mm. in diameter, the tepals more or less erect.
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Native
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Endemic to Panama.
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Distribution
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Panama
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: vicinity of Casita Alta, Volcain de Chiriqui, Woodsom, Allen & Seibert 792 (type).
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