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Flora Data (Last Modified On 10/11/2012)

Species	Metastelma glaberrimum
Description	suifruticosa volubilis; ramis compressis irregulariter suberosis; ramulis teretibus gracillimis juventate inconspicuissime puberulis mox glabratis; foliis oppositis petiolatis anguste elliptico- vel ovato- lanceolatis apice acuminatis basi obtusis 2.0-4.5 cm. longis 0.4- 1.4 cm. latis membranaceis glabris supra viridibus nervo medio basi minute 2-glandulosis subtus pallidioribus paululo glauces- centibus; petiolis 0.2-0.4 cm. longis juventate minutissime puberulis tandem glabratis; inflorescentiis alterno-lateralibus quam foliis multo brevioribus flores minutos albidos 1-4 ger- entibus; pedunculo 0.1-0.5 cm. longo minutissime puberulo; pedicellis ca. 0.2 cm. longis ut in pedunculo vestitis; bracteis minutissimis scariaceis vix bene visis; calycis laciniis ovatis obtusis rotundatisve ca. 0.08 cm. longis extus glabris intus cum sequentibus alternatis glandulas 2 minutas lanceolatas gerenti- bus; corollae campanulatae extus omnino glaberrimae tubo ca. 0.07 cm. alto basi ca. 0.02 cm. diametro metiente faucibus usque 0.1 cm. diametro ampliato, lobis ovatis late acutis vel obtusius- culis ca. 0.1 cm. longis extus glaberrimis intus minutissime papillatis fere glabris patulis; gynostegio sessile ca. 0.08 cm. alto; stigmate fere plano ca. 0.05 cm. diametro metiente; ovariis anguste ovoideis ca. 0.07 cm. longis glabris; polliniis oblique pyriformibus cum caudiculis ca. 0.01 cm. longis cor- pusculum angustissimum fere aequantibus; coronae segmen- tis ovato-oblongis anguste acutis ca. 0.09 cm. longis; folliculis ignotis.
Specimen	CHIRIQUI: valley of the upper Rio Chiriqui Viejo, near Monte Lirio, twining in thickets near small stream, alt. about 5500 ft., July 11, 1935, R. J. Seibert 300 (Herb. Missouri Bot. Garden, TYPE).
Note	Simulating M. pedunculare Dene. in general appearance. The latter species, however, is characterized by the corollas, which are densely villosulose within.

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