(Last Modified On 10/24/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/24/2012)
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Species
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MAPANIA SYLVATICA Aubl.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Pl. Guian. 1:47. t. 17. 1775.
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Description
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Culms 15-60 dm. high, leafless except for the involucral bracts; bracts 3, 8-14 cm. long and 2-6 cm. wide; spikes 1-2 cm. long, in a sessile head, ferruginous; style trifid; achene subglobose.
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Distribution
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In forests, Costa Rica to French and British Guiana, and Venezuela.
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Specimen
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DARIEN: Cana-Cuasi Trail, near divide, Chepigana, rain forest at 5000 ft., Terry &Terry 15155.
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