(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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PHENAX MEXICANUS Wedd.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 1:193. 1854.
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Description
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Shrub, 2-6 m. high, glabrous throughout except occasionally on the under side of the leaf nerves and veins; leaves ovate-lanceolate, up to 15 cm. long and 5 cm. wide, acuminate, narrowed at base, crenate-serrate except toward base, membranous or subcoriaceous, the petioles up to 5 cm. long, usually much shorter; plants monoecious; achenes about 0.8 mm. long.
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Habit
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Shrub
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Distribution
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Southern Mexico to western Panama
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Elevation
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more than 800 meters.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: El Boquete, Maxon 4995, Pittier 288I, Davidson 452; Finca Lerida to Penia Blanca, Woodson & Schery 3I2; valley of the upper Rio Chiriqui Viejo, P. White 340.
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Note
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A related species, P. hirtus (Sw.) Wedd., a common plant of the tropics, apparently has not yet been collected in Panama.
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