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(Last Modified On 1/30/2013)
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(Last Modified On 1/30/2013)
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Species
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APEIBA TIBOURBOU Aubl.
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Hist. PL. Gui. Fr. 538, t.213. 1775
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Reference
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Johnston, Sargentia 8: 192. 1949.
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Synonym
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Apeiba hirsuta Lam., Encycl. MWth. Bot. 1: 203. 1783. Apeiba cimbalaria Arruda, Diss. PI. Brazil 46. 1810. Apeiba tibourbou var. rugosa Szyszyl., Diss. Math.-Phys. Acad. Crac. 27: 140. 1894.
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Description
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Tree 6-30 m. high, the trunk 20-35 cm. or even more in diam., sometimes with small buttresses, the crown spreading, the branchlets densely hirsute. Leaves with a petiole 1.3-3 cm. long, densely long-hispid, the stipules triangular, acuminate at the apex, the margins entire or serrate, 2-3 cm. long and ca. 1 cm. wide at the base, densely scriceous without, glabrous within except the sericeous base, rather tardily deciduous; blade ovate, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, sometimes slightly obovate, cordate at the base, acute to long-apiculate at the apex, 10-33 cm. long and 5.5-15 cm. wide, firm-chartaceous, the margins serrulate, more or less rugose and rather sparsely stellate-puberulous above, densely stellate-arachnoid be- neath, 5(-7)-palminerved, the nervation prominent beneath. Inf lorescences oppositifolious, the axes covered with 2 kinds of hairs, a lower tier densely and shortly stellate-puberulous and an upper tier more or less sparsely long-hirsute, the bracts stipuliform, densely sericeous without, glabrous or nearly so within. Flowers with a pedicel 0.8-1.7 cm. long, the sepals 4-5, lanceolate to oblong- lanceolate, cucullate and acute, 1.5-2.2 cm. long and 0.5-0.4 cm. wide, fleshy, covered with 2 kinds of hairs, a lower tier densely and shortly stellate-puberulous and an upper tier sparsely long-sericeous, glabrous within; petals 4-5, spatulate to more or less obovate, rounded and somewhat emarginate, 1.1-1.6 cm. long and 0.5-0.8 cm. wide, yellow, glabrous; stamens free to slightly connate, the filaments 3.5-4.5 mm. long, sparsely long-pilose especially above, the anthers linear, ca. 3-3.5 mm. long, sparsely long-pilose especially at the base and along the margins, the appendage often bifid and ca. 1 mm. long; ovary more or less globose, somewhat depressed at both ends, ca. 3 mm. long and 4.5 mm. broad, densely and shortly hirsute, many-celled; style 0.8-1.2 cm. long, glabrous; stigma shortly denticulate.
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Tree
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Description
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Capsule transversely elliptic, somewhat concave at the apex, ca. 4 cm. long and 7-8 cm. broad, very densely covered with long, flexible and stout bristles, these up to 1.5 cm. long and hirsute; seeds more or less globose, somewhat flattened, ca. 2.5 mm. in diam.
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Distribution
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Throughout tropical Central and South America, in dry forests and thickets or in open sunlight, at edge of savannas and along roads.
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Common
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peine de mico monkey-comb
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Common
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cortezo cortez
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Specimen
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CANAL ZONE: Chagres, Isthmus of Panama, Fendler 326; near Fort Randolph, Maxon & Harvey 6528a; Gatun, Hayes 106, 193, 220, 1034; lake shore along Gatun River Valley, Pittier 6743; Barro Colorado Island, Bangham 376, 390, Ebinger 262, Kenoyer 431, Killip 40011, Salvoza 850, Shattuck 287, Starry 143, Wetmore & Abbe 44, 124, Woodworth & Vestal 352, 504, 694, Zetek 5084; Mamei Hill, alt. 20-90 in., Pittier 3799; around Gamboa, alt. 20-1C0 mi., Pittier 4801; Cerro Gordo, near Culebra, Standley 25960; Pedro Miguel, Piper 5515; Cerro Luisa, above Pedro Miguel Locks, Stern & Chambers 7; between Miraflores and Pedro Miguel, P. & G. White 48; C2 east of Fort Clayton, Harvey 5105; vicinity of Rio Cocoli, Road K-9, Stern, Chambers, Dwyer, Ebinger 323, 331; Balboa, Standley 29290; about 2 miles west of Balboa, Correll 12254; Balboa Heights, J.M. & M.T. Greenman 5058; western s'ope of Ancon Hill, vic. of Balboa. 20-75 in., Seibert 391; Ancon Hill, Bro. Gervais 311, Bro. Heriberto 132, Killip 12111, Maxon 6776; sabanas along drowned Rio Azote Caballo, 66-70 in., Dodge, Steyermark & Allen 16849; locality unknown, Johansen 8. CHI.RIQUi: Progresso, Cooper & Slater 163. COCLL: Penonom6 and vicinity, R.S. Williams 320. DARIEN: vicinity of El Real, ca. i5 m., Allen 960; trail between CanA and Boca de Cupe, vicinity of El Real, along road to Rfo Pirre, Stern, Chambers, Dwyer, Ebinger 601; vicinity of Campamento Buena Vista, Rio Chucunaque above confluence with Rio Tuquesa, Stern, Chambers, Dwyer, Ebinger 860. PANAMA: near Arraijan, ca. 15 in., Woodson, Allen & Seibert 1362; Pan- ama, Seemann 316; Sabanas, Bro. Paul 71; Bella Vista, Macbride 2745; east of Bella Vista, Maxon & Valentine 6936; near Matias Hernandez, Standley 28950; near the big swamp east of the Rio Tocumen, Standley 26547; along road between Panama and Chepo, Dodge, Hunter, S-eyermark & Allen 16631; Chepo, Kluge 57; 5-6 mi. e. of Chepo on Pan-Am. High- way, Duke 4051; Taboga Island, Killip 3200; Pedro Gonzalez Island, Allen 2601; San Jose Island, Erlanson 99, 247, 289, Harlow 64, Johnston 8. SAN BLAS: Perme, Cooper 236: locality unknown, Cooper 277. VERAGUAS: vicinity Santa Fe - Rio Santa Maria, 1,000 ft., Allen 4415.
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