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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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POUZOLZIA OBLIQUA (Poepp.) Wedd.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Arch. Mus. Paris 9:405. 1857.
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Synonym
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Margarocarpus obliquus Poepp. et Wedd. Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 1:204. 1854. (Boehmeria obliqua Poepp., nom. nud. as synonym).
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Description
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Shrub or small tree, 1-5 m. high, densely hirsute nearly throughout, the branches sometimes scandent; leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 2-15 cm. long, 1-5 cm. wide, entire, attenuate-acuminate at apex, oblique and usually emarginate at base, scabrous above, the petioles up to 1 cm. long; flower clusters androgynous or unisexual; staminate flowers 4-merous; achenes light brown or white, the styles 7-10 mm. long.
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Habit
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Shrub tree
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Distribution
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Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru, at low elevations; common in the Canal Zone; forests and thickets.
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Specimen
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BOCAS DEL TORO: vicinity of Chiriqui Lagoon, von Wedel I434, 2597; Changuinola Valley, Dunlap 370. CANAL ZONE: Barro Colorado Island, Kenoyer 327, Aviles 24b; Balboa, Standley 254I0, 25587, 29265; Mamei Hill, Pittier 3792; Rio Pedro Miguel, Standley 29976; Las Cascadas Plantation, Standley 25783; Cerro Gordo, near Culebra, Standley 25972; Gamboa, Pittier 665i, Standley 28306; Darien Station, Standley 3i606; Las Cruces Trail, Standley 29070; Cocoli, Riley I28.
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