(Last Modified On 10/31/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/31/2012)
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Species
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FLOSCOPA ROBUSTA (Seub.) C. B. Clarke
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PlaceOfPublication
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DC. Monogr. 3:271. 1891.
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Synonym
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Dithyrocarpus robustus Seub. in Mart. Fl. Bras. 31:255. 1855. Floscopa Clarkeana 0. Ktze. Rev. Gen. 2:720. 1891.
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Description
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Mediocre annuals 1-2 dm. tall, more or less densely puberulent to glabrate throughout. Leaves elliptic- or oblong-oblanceolate, acuminate, gradually nar- rowed to a subpetiolar base, 10-30 cm. long; sheaths 1.0-1.5 cm. long, villous. Inflorescence diffusely and densely paniculate, bearing very many small, purple or white flowers, very densely glandular-puberulent throughout. Capsules perga- mentaceous, very abundantly produced.
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Distribution
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Nicaragua to northern Brazil and Peru; in lowland forest and bush.
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Specimen
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BOCAS DEL TORO: Sibubi, Carleton 230; Water Valley, von Wedel I724; Fish Creek, von Wedel 2328.
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