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Rudgea amplexicaulis Dwyer Search in The Plant ListSearch in IPNISearch in Australian Plant Name IndexSearch in NYBG Virtual HerbariumSearch in Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleSearch in Type Specimen Register of the U.S. National HerbariumSearch in Virtual Herbaria AustriaSearch in JSTOR Plant ScienceSearch in SEINetSearch in African Plants Database at Geneva Botanical GardenAfrican Plants, Senckenberg Photo GallerySearch in Flora do Brasil 2020Search in Reflora - Virtual HerbariumSearch in Living Collections Decrease font Increase font Restore font
 

Publicado en: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 67(2): 475–476. 1980. (Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Datos del Proyecto Nombre (Last Modified On 9/11/2015)
Aceptación : Accepted
Datos del Proyecto     (Last Modified On 9/11/2015)
Notas : This species is characterized by its obovate subsessile leaves, its trnnagular to ovate stipules with glandular setae on the margins, its pedunculate but rather short, paniculiform inflorescences, and its medium-sized flowers and fruits. It is generally simliar to Rudgea reducticalyx and Rudgea panamensis. In general aspect Rudgea amplexicaulis also resembles some species of Coussarea, in particular Coussarea loftonii and Coussarea impetiolaris; however those Coussarea species have triangular to rounded stipules that lack glandular appendages along with fruits with one seed.
Distribución : Wet forest at 50-1500 m, Costa Rica.

 


 
 
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