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(Last Modified On 1/22/2013)
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(Last Modified On 1/22/2013)
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Species
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BOEHMERTA PAVONJI Wedd.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 1:202. 1854.
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Description
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Shrub or small tree, 2-6 m. high, the branches finely appressed-pubescent; leaves alternate (those of the adjacent nodes similar or nearly so though quite unequal), finely serrulate or sometimes subentire, subcoriaceous, finely appressed- hispidulous above, usually appressed sericeo-pubescent on the nerves and veins beneath and puberulent in the areoles, the larger leaves oblong-lanceolate or elliptic- lanceolate 4-16 cm. long, 1.5-4.5 cm. wide, attenuate-acuminate, the petioles 1-2.5 cm. long, the smaller leaves similar though sometimes ovate, subsessile, and merely acute; plants dioecious, rarely monoecious, the clusters generally unisexual; staminate perianth 4-lobed; pistillate perianth attenuate at base, narrowly margined.
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Habit
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Shrub tree
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Distribution
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Guatemala and Panama; Peru and Bolivia.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: El Boquete, alt. 1150 m., Davidson 830.
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