Clusiaceae s. l. (Calophyllaceae, Clusiaceae s. s. and Hypericaceae) in the Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazil
Author
Cabral, Fernanda Nunes
Museu da Amazônia, MUSA, Avenida Margarida, s. n., Cidade de Deus, 69099 - 415, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. & Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais, Av. Djalma Batista, 3586, Flores, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Author
Bittrich, Volker
R. Mario de Nucci, 500, 13083 - 290 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Author
Hopkins, Michael John Gilbert
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, 69060 - 001, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
text
Phytotaxa
2017
2017-11-24
329
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.329.1.1
journal article
10.11646/phytotaxa.329.1.1
1179-3163
13721722
7.2
Tovomita umbellata
Bentham (1843: 367)
(
Fig. 6C–D
)
Type:—
GUYANA
. s.d., fl.,
Schomburgk 991
(
syntypes
:
G
, barcode 00355790,
K
barcode 000488538,
NY
, barcode 00579000,
S
, barcode 03-2040,
US
, barcode 00114305).
=
Tovomita cephalostigma
Vesque (1892: 207)
.
=
Tovomita nigrescens
Planchon & Triana (1860: 276)
.
Trees up to
11 m
.
Exudate yellow to orangish. Lamina subcoriaceous, elliptical, 5.3–16.4 × (1.8–)2.1–7.5(–9.7) cm, apex mucronate, acute to obtuse, base acute to obtuse; exudate channels conspicuous on the abaxial surface; secondary veins prominent, conspicuous on both surfaces, 12–16 pairs, distant
4.2–11.4 mm
; petiole
7.2–20.5 mm
long. Inflorescence pleiochasial, flowers pedicellate, cream, fragrant. Floral buds ovate, apex acute. Sepals (2–)4, 3.6–4.9 × 3.0–
4.2 mm
, green. Petals 4(–5), 3.8–5.1 × 3.0–
4.7 mm
, cream. Staminate flowers with stamens 33–51,
5–8 mm
long, cylindrical, with different length. Pistillate flowers not seen. Fruit 2.8–3 ×
1.3–1.5 m
, pyriform to oblong, stigma persistent. Seeds not seen.
Phenology
:—Flowering May to October; fruiting April to July.
Distribution and habitat
:—
Brazil
,
Guyana
,
Peru
and
Venezuela
. In
Brazil
, it occurs in the north region (states of
Amapá
, Amazonas, Pará and
Roraima
), in the northeast region (state of
Maranhão
), and in the central-west region (state of
Mato Grosso
). Our collection is a new record for the state of
Roraima
. In VNP, it grows in terra-firme forest.
Specimens examined
:—
BRAZIL
.
Roraima
:
Caracaraí
,
Viruá National Park
,
elevation
88 m
,
1º29’22’’N
,
61º00’31’’W
,
28 November 2009
, fl.,
Cabral
et al. 45 (
INPA
)
;
Ibid.
,
30 May 2010
, fl.,
Cabral
et al. 250 (
INPA
)
;
Ibid.
,
25 July 2010
, fr.,
Cabral
et al. 260 (
INPA
)
;
Ibid.
,
11 September 2010
, fl.,
Cabral
et al. 262-
A
(
INPA
)
;
Ibid.
,
20 October 2010
, fl.,
Cabral
et al. 311 (
INPA
)
;
Ibid.
,
24 October 2010
, fl.,
Cabral
et al. 314 (
INPA
)
.
Additional specimens
:—
BRAZIL
.
Amazonas
:
Manaus
,
Reserva Florestal Ducke
,
Estrada Manaus-Itacoatiara
, km 26,
02º53’S
,
59º58’W
,
10 October 1995
, fl.,
Ribeiro et al. 1731 (
INPA
)
;
Ibid.
,
02º53’S
,
59º58’W
,
21 April 1997
, fr.,
Souza
et al. 358 (
INPA
)
.
Taxonomic notes
:—See taxonomic notes under
Tovomita spruceana
for taxonomic differences between the two species.