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(Last Modified On 10/29/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/29/2012)
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Species
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ISCHNOSIPHON LEUCOPHAEUS (Poeppig & Endl.) Koernicke
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PlaceOfPublication
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Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscow 351:91. 1862.
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Synonym
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Calathea leucophaea Poeppig & Endl. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 2:21. pI. I29. 1838. Calathea leucocephala D. Dietr. Synops. 1:7. 1839.
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Description
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Plants 1-2 m. tall, glabrous throughout; leaves chiefly basal, broadly oval, very abruptly and shortly acuminate, base broadly rounded-subtruncate, 15-30 cm. long, 12-20 cm. broad, glabrous, pruinose beneath; petiole 2-20 cm. long, the callus 1.5-3.0 cm. long; sheath 6-20 cm. long; spikes usually in clusters of 2-6, sessile, narrowly cylindrical, 10-15 cm. long; bracts oblong, obtuse, 2.5-3.0 cm. long, glabrous, somewhat pruinose; flowers 3-4 cm. long, white.
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Distribution
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Panama to Brazil, in coastal swamps and lowland thickets.
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Specimen
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CANAL ZONE: Rio Chagres, Fendler 337; Barro Colorado Island, Standley 4101; Ft. Sherman, Standley 3io67. BOCAS DEL TORO: Isla Colon, von Wedel 252. PANAMA: Taboga Island, Standley 28028; Rio Tapia, Standley 28126.
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