Table Of ContentFlora da ReservaDucke,Amazonas,Brasil: Meliaceae
T. D. Pennington1
Meliaceae,Ventenat.Tab.Ròg.Vég.3: 159-166. 1799.
Candolle,C. 1878.InMartius,Fl.bras. 11(1): 165.
Pennington,T. D. 1981.Fl.Neotrop.28: 1-470.
Trees or treelets. Indumentum usually loculi 1-ovulate, 2-ovulate or multiovulate.
simple, less frequently stellate or of Style-head capitate, conical or lobed. Fruit a
malpighiaceoushairs. Stipulesabsent.Leavcs loculicidal orseptifragal capsule. Seed either
spirally arranged, usually pinnate, rarely winged, and then attached to a large woody
trifoliolate or unifoliolate. Leaflets entire, columella,orunwingedandthenwithafleshy
venation usually eucamptodromous. orcorky arillode or sarcotesta.
Inflorescence usually axillary, usually About 140speciesintheNeotropicswith
paniculate withcymose branchlets (thyrsoid). a further 350-400 in África and Asia. They
Flowers bisexual or unisexual, plants mostlyoccurinundisturbedlowlandrainforest
monoecious, dioeciousorpolygamous. Calyx with only a few species in montane areas up
usuallyshallowly3-5-lobed,orlessfrequently to 2500 m altitude. The greatest species
sepalsfree. Petals4-7,freeorpartiallyunited, diversity is found from the Guianas, across
a1.estivation imbricate or valvate. Filaments AmazôniatowesternBrazilianAmazôniaand
2.
rarely completely free, usually partly or Peru, with lesser centres in the Caribbean
completely united to form an urceolate, islands and Coastal Brazil. This treatment
cyathiform or cylindrical staminal tube, with includes the twenty-nine species which are
orwithoutappendages,anthers 5-10,hairyor found in the vicinity ofManaus, 19 ofwhich
glabrous, inserted apicallyon the filamentsor occur in the Reserva Ducke.
on the margin ofthe staminal tube, or within The illustrations are adapted from Flora
the throat of the tube. Nectary (disk) Neotopica 28 with permission from the New
intrastaminal or absent. Ovary 2-10-locular, York Botanical Garden.
Key to the genera of Meliaceae in the Manaus area
Ovary loculiwith 1-2ovules,fruitaloculicidalcapsule.
Anthers inserted at apex offilaments oron margin ofstaminal tube 1. Trichilia
2. Anthers inserted within the throat ofthe staminal tube 2. Guarea
1. Ovary loculi with 3-manyovules, fruitaseptifragal capsule.
3. Staminal tube of completely united filaments, anthers 8-10, inserted within the throat of
staminal tube, seeds large, angular, woody, not winged 3. Carapa
3. Stamens5, filaments free, butadnatetoanandrogynophore below, anthers insertedapically
on the filaments, seeds small, with a papery wing 4. Cedrela
punctate and -striate. Flowers usually
1. Trichilia
Trichilia P. Browne, Hist. Jamaica 278. 1756. unisexual(plantdioecious),inaxillarythyrsoid
TYecs or treelets. Indumentum usually paniclcs.Calyxusuallyshallowly4-6-lobed,or
of simple hairs, less frequently of stellate, sepals free. Petals 4-5(-6), free or partially
dibrachiate or malpighiaceous hairs. Leavcs united, imbricate or valvate. Filaments
usually pinnate, less frequently trifoliolate or completely united to form a staminal tube,
sometimes glandular- usually with a toothcd or lobed margin, or
unifoliolate, leaflets
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partlyfreeandthenwithorwithout2terminal to woody, loculi 1-2-seeded. Seed fleshy,
lobes or appendages; anthers 5-10, inserted partly or completely surrounded by a thin or
on hemarginofthestammal tubeorapically fleshy arillode, or rarely with a complete
on the filaments, hairy or glabrous. Nectary sarcotesta. Embryowithusuallycollateralor
usuallyafleshyannulussurroundingthebase rarely superposed cotyledons.
trnv “oabS nt' °?ry 2-3-locular’ About80speciesintropical America, 14
1. * W1 ** C°?,aterd or suPerPosed in África and 2 in the Indo-Malayan region.
ovulies; styile-head, usually capitate. Fruit a Fifteen species occur in the environs of
3-valvedlocuhcidalcapsule,valvesleathery Manaus, including 10 in ReservaDucke.
4. Key to the species of Trichilia of the Manaus area
Young shoots and inflorescence with minute stellate indumentum.
2. Petiolule4-5 mmlong, leafletsoftenlanceolate,pericarpca. 0.5 mmthick,seedsurrounded
byfreearillode „ _
mm
. etiolule5 10 long,leafletsoftenbroadlyoblong,pericarp 1.5-2 mmthick, seedwitha
fleshy sarcotesta
^
1. Indumentumofsimpleordibrachiatehairs. ^ (
3. Petals imbricate, free.
Staminaltubeofcompletelyunitedfilaments 6 T sePvtentrionalis
4. Stammaltubeofpartiallyunitedfilaments. '
S.Twigswithnumerouspalelemicels.inflorescence6-15 emlong, with wide-spteading
55.T3V.j5g-s0wmn,hmnoPuleto,'nangu,moevr5aoruysp5puab"lielesmclleem0nitnc.8el's0,Vian,fyloSrleasbcre°nucse 1-4emlong,linlc3b-nTmch"eidc.rarpenttahlas
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6
' d^tafpSelS
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palllda
3. Petals valvate, usuallypartially fused
7
- lowes' pair much reduced and ofKn a differeM
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8. Petals free.
9
' Hncaror linear subul“- «i-<«
9
'
leatlet base usually asymmetncal
.... ,„ * m.aequil..atera
8. Petalspartially United (1/4to2/3 oftheirlength).
luo. Leaflet; 5 7, 3.2-^15 cCm""lorngê,-sSee^cCoOnnddamarrmyyvveeiinnss92-01-230paPir"s» " T. bullata
77. ILepanffllíe»tfs«11n'ot7Leda^iflmeotrsp9Qhu-i.lcI~55orcfhetl1eo°nr°^8o'’moPr^phsicc.a- ^3 mmll0onn8g,,aanntthheerres^9((-—81)0.)... 10.1T2. mTcmn”plaeeaalnaa
12. Leaves 1-foliolate ™
12. Leaves 3-8-foliolate. T sin8ula
l3 spxx
' iZiirüü”!®1 mediflxed cioseiyappressed hairs (kns)
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13. Lowerleaflet surface ’5' T singu,aris
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14.Leaflets 6-8, petals ca. 2 long 7. T. cipo
mm
14.Leaflets4-5,petals 3.5-5 long.
15. Petals fused for 2/3 to 3/4 oftheir length, remaining erect, anthers 5-7(-8), capsule 3.5-
4.5 cmlong 8- T aff- poeppigii
15. Petals fused ca. 1/5 oftheir length, reflexed, anthers 10, capsule 2-3.5 cm
9. T. aff. schomburgldi
1.1 Trichilia euneura C. DC, in A. & C. de Fieldcharacters:Treeto25 mhighand30cm
Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 673. 1878; diameter, bole slightly fluted atthe base, bark
Pennington & Styles, Fl. Neotrop. 28: 42, fig. greyish, lenticellate, scaling in rather long
3. 1981. F'g* 1 a'c slenderpieces,slashwithoutexudate. Flowers
Youngshootsstellate-puberulousatfirst, sweetly scented, with greenish-cream corolla
soonglabrous,greyish-brown.Leavespinnate, and bright yellow anthers. Fruit and seed
12-15 cm long, petiole semiterete, rhachis (sarcotesta) orange. Flowering in central
more orless terete, subglabrous. Leaflets 5-6, Amazónia from July to September.
altemate, 10-15x4-6.8 cm,thelowestleaflets From Amapá and the Guianas across
smallerthantheupper,broadlyoblongtoelliptic, Amazóniato Peru, also in Venezuela, where it
apexobtuselycuspidatetonarrowlyattenuate, isconfmedtolowlandrainforestonterrafirme.
baseacute,obtuseortruncate,glabrousabove, s.d. (fl)Pennington, T. D. etal. 9933(FHOINPAK).
minutelyandsparselypeltate-stellateorstellate AMAZONAS: Presidente Figueiredo, Represa de
puberulousbelow,glandular-punctateand-striate; BalbinaonR.Uatumã,Thomasetal.5260(INPAK).
venationeucamptodromous,midribsunkenon Trichilia euneura is closely related to T.
the upper surface, secondaries 9-12 pairs, mazanensisand sharesthe same geographical
straight and more or less parai1e1 range. They are the only species in central
intcrsecondaries absent, tertiaries obliqúe. Amazónia with an indumentum of stellate
Petiolule 5-10 mm long, channelled above. hairs. Trichilia euneura differs from T.
Inflorescence axillary, 3-6 cm long, a mazanensisinitsnarrowellipticorlanceolate
densely-flowered thyrse, minutely stellate- leaflets, straight and more or less parallel
puberulous. Pedicel ca. 1 mm long. Flowers secondary veins (arcuate and convergent in
unisexual (plantdioecious). Sepals5, 1—2 mm T. mazanensis), obliqúe tertiary veins
long,free,imbricatc,finelystellate-puberulous. (reticulate in T. mazanensis), and seed with
Petals5,4-5 mmlong,free,imbricatc,stellate- fused sarcotesta (seed of T. mazanensis with
puberulous outside, glabrous inside. Stamcns free arillode). The species arealso separated
8, partially fused (1/3 to 1/2 their length) into by their ecology, T. euneura occurring on
an urceolate or cyathiform staminal tube 3- non-flooded land while T. mazanensis is
4 mm long, fdaments terminated by 2 acute confined to flooded(várzea) and igapó forest
appendages about equalling the anthers, and river margins.
mm
pubescentonbothsurfaccs;anthers0.5-1
long, sparsely hairy; anthcrodes of female 1.2 Trichilia mazanensis Macbr., Publ. Field
flowerslender,withoutpollen. Nectaryminute Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3): 742. 1949;
&
orabsent.Ovaryovoid,3-locular,loculiwith2 Pennington Styles, Fl. Neotrop. 28: 45, fig.
collateral ovules, densely stellate-pubescent. 3. 1981. Fig. 1 d-f
Capsule2.7-3.8 cmlong,ellipsoidtoobovoid, Young shoots finely stellate-puberulous at
apex andbaseacute, smooth, densely stellate- first,soonglabrous,lenticellate.Leavespinnate,
puberulous, 3-valved, valves remainingerect. 9-15 cm long, petiole and rhachis semiterete,
7-12x3-
Seed solitary, 2.5-3.2 cm long, completely subglabrous. Leaflets 7-9, altemate,
surrounded by a fleshy sarcotesta. 5 cm, elliptic to lanceolate, apex narrowly
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attenuate, base obtuse to narrowly attenuate, I.3 Trichilia micrantha Benth., in Hooker’s
glabrous, glandular-punctate and rarely-striate; J. Bot., Kew Gard. Misca. 3: 369. 1851;
&
venation eucainptodromous, midrib flat on the Pennington Styles, Fl. Neotrop. 28: 69, fig.
upper surface, secondaries 8-9 pairs, steeply 8. 1981. Fig. 2
arcuate-ascending,convergent,intersecondaries Young shoots appressed puberulous, soon
shortorabsent,tertiariesreticulate,conspicuous becomingglabrous,withnumerousconspicuous
onbothsurfaces,Petiolule4-5 mmlong,slightly pale lenticels. Leaves imparipinnate, 8-20cm
channelled.Inflorcscenceaxillary,2-6mmlong, long,petiolesemiterete,rhachisflattenedorterete,
mm
thyrsoid, stellate-pubenilous. Pedicel 1-2 subglabrous;oftenwithflat,oblong,extra-floral
long.Flowersunisexual(plantdioecious).Sepals nectaries on the lower surface of petiole and
5, 1-5 mm long, more or less free, slightly rhachis. Leaflets 7-9, opposite, 7-17 x 2.8-
imbricate,stellatepuberulous. Petals5,4-5 mm 7.5 cm,elliptictobroadlyoblong,apexnarrowly
long,free,imbricate,stellate-pubenilousoutside, attenuate to obtusely cuspidate, base obtuse to
glabrousinside.Stamens9-10,partiallyfused(1/ narrowly attenuate, glabrous above, puberulous
2to2/3theirlength)intoanareolateorcyathiform toglabrousbelow,some-timesglandular-punctate
staminal tube 1.5-3.5 mm long, filament apex and striate; venation eucamptodromous or
rounded orterminated by two short acute lobes brochidodromous, midrib raised on the upper
about 1/3ofthelengthoftheanther,hispidinside surface, secondaries 12-18 pairs, shallowly
the tube, sparser indumentum outside; anthers asccnding,arcuate,parallelorslightlyconvergent,
0.7-1 mm long, hairy; antherodes of female intersecondaries moderate to long, higherorder
mm
flower slender, without pollen. Nectary venation obscure. Petiolule 2-5 long,
rcpresentedbysmallannularswellingaroundthe subglabrous. Inflorescences 6-15 cm long,
baseoftheovary.Ovarybroadlyovoid,3-locular, usually clustered around the shoot apex in the
locuhwith2collateralovules,denselypubescent axilsofcaducousundcvclopedleaves,paniculate
with a mixture of stellate and simple hairs. with widely spreading branches, puberulous.
mm
Capsule 2.5-3.S cm long, ovoid, obovoid or Pedicelca. 1 long.Flowersunisexual(plant
mm
ellipsoid,apexrounded,baseroundedortapcred, monoeciousordioecious). Sepals5,ca. 0.5
smooth, densely puberulous with a mixture of long,freeorslightlyfused,slightlyimbricate,ciliate.
mm
simple and stellate hairs, 3-vaIved, valves Petals 5, 1.5-2.5 long, free, imbricate,
rcmaining erect. Seed solitary, 2-3 cm long, glabrous. Stamens 10, partiallyfused(1/4to 1/3
surrounded by a free arillodc which covers the of their length) into a cyathiform or urceolate
mm
seed except for a small area near the base. staminal tube 1-1.5 long, filament apex
Fieldcharacters:Treeto20mhighwithgrccnish- roundedorwith2shortappendages,denselyhairy
yellowflowers.Thefruitmaturesgreenish-yellow on both surfaces in the upper half; anthers ca.
mm
and theseed issurroundedbyanorangcarillode. 0.5 long,hairy;antherodesoffemaleflower
Flowering in central Amazónia from December shrunken, withoutpollen. Nectary athickfleshy
toMarchwiththefruitmaturinginJulytoAugust. annulus surrounding the base of the ovary,
Trichiliamazanensisisconfinedtoigapó glabrous. Ovary 3-locular, loculi uniovulate,
and várzea forest, and its known distribution glabrous. Capsule 1-2 cm long, broadly
extends from Venezuela to Southern ellipsoid, apex obtuse, smooth, sericeous,
Amazonian Brazil andAmazonian Peru. tomentose or glabrous, 3-valved. Seeds 1-3,
Not recorded from Reserva Ducke. 0.8-1.5 cm long, completcly surrounded by a
AMAZONAS: Município dc Manaus,junction of thinfleshyarillode.
R.NegroandR.Solimões,Ferreira2R9(INPAK). Fieldcharacters:Treeto25 mhighand25 cm
Trichilia mazanensis and T euneura diameter. In central Amazónia there are two
forni an isolated pair ol species within co-existing formsofthis species, which differ
Trichilia. Their differences are discussed in bole and fruit characters. Both are present
in Reserva Ducke.
under the latter.
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Form 1 has a round bole with smooth 1.4 Trichilia rubra C. DC. in Mart., Fl. bras.
&
brown bark, extra-floral nectaries on the leaf 11(1): 203. 1878; Pennington Styles, Fl.
petioleandrhachis,broad,ellipticsubcoriacious Neotrop. 28: 75, fig. 9. 1981. Fig. 3
leaves and a sericeous fruit. Trichilia guianensis Klotzsch ex C. DC.
&
Form2hasaflutedbole,scalingbark,no in A. C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 1: 657. 1878.
extra-floral nectaries, narrower oblong Young shoots appressed puberulous at
chartaceous Ieaflets and glabrous fruit. First,soonglabrous.Leavesimparipinnate,9-
Although quite distinct in central 12 cm long, petiole and rhachis semiterete,
Amazonas, elsewhere in the range the glabrous.Lcaflets7-9,opposite,7-12x2-4cm,
distinctionsbreakdownandforthisreasonthey oblongorelliptic,apcxnarrowlyattenuate,base
are not given formal recognition. See Fl. acute or narrowly attenuate, glabrous, some-
Neotrop.28:72-73(1981)forfurtherdiscussion timesglandular-punctateand-striate;venation
ofthis variation pattem. eucamptodromousorbrochidodromous,midrib
The flowers of T. micrantha are slightlyraisedontheuppersurface,secondaries
greenish-white, with yellow anthers, and the 10-12 pairs, arcuate, convergent, impressed
fruit is yellowish with an orange-red arillode. on the upper surface, intersecondaries long,
Flowering in central Amazonas is recorded in tertiariesobscure,reticulate.Petiolule4-6 mm
March,April andJuly. long,slightlychannelled,glabrous.Inflorescence
From northern Venezuela across axillary, 1-4 cm long, often several clustcred
AmazóniatoColombia,Peruand Bolivia. Itis on ashortaxillaryshoot, sparselypuberulous.
mm
a species ofnon-flooded lowland forest. Pedicel ca. 1 long. Flowers unisexual
10.VII.1995(fr)Costa,M.A.S.etal.311(GINPAK (plant dioccious). Scpals 5, ca. 1 mm long,
MBMMGRUUBUS); 19.VI.1965(11)Loureiro,A.& United for about 1/2 oftheir length, glabrous.
Coelho, D. INPA 15523 (INPA); 28.IV.1988 (bd) Petals 5, 3.5-4 mm long, free, imbricate,
RU1a0Em2Co1s(V,IEJN.NP)FA;1K58.8VM5IIG(.B1MM99OC3O(NfLlY)IRRNibPBeAiSrKPo).M;JE.I5XE..UVL.MIS9G.63eSt(aPfllF.) g3loafbrtohueisr.lSetnagtmhe)nisnt1o0m,apmcayrattiahlilfyofrumsoerdu(r1c/e3otloat2e/
Rodrigues, IV&Coelho,D.5220(INPA);30.IV.1965 staminal tube 2.5-3 long, Filamcnts apex
(fl) Rodrigues, W. & Coelho, D. 6913 (INPA); rounded orwith 2 short lobes,mtmube barbate in
27.IV.1965(fl)Rodrigues, W&Monteiro,O. P.6919 the throat; anthers ca. 0.75 long, with
(INPA); 25.V.1995 (fr)Sothers. C. A. 472 (INPA K scattered hairs, antherodes of female flower
MGMONYRBSP);26.VII.1995(fr)Sothers,C. A.& slendcr,withoutpollen. Nectaryabsent.Ovary
Assunção,P.A.C.L530(BMCOLIANINPAKSPF ovoid, 3-locular, loculi 1-ovulatc, densely
UECUFMTVEN);26.VII.1995(fr)Sothers,C.A.& pubesccnt, style-head discoid. Capsule 2.5-
Assunção, P. A. C. L 531 (B F ICN INPAK MG P 3 cm long, ovoid or ellipsoid, apex and base
&
PUEFRVIC);26.IÍI.1996(fl)Sothers,C.A. Silva, obtusetoacute,smooth,puberulous,3-valvcd,
C.F.835(BFIANINPAKPPUEFRUFMT);3.V.1968
valves sometimes strongly rcflcxed. Sced
S(IoIu)zSao,uzJ.a.A.J.2A9.(IINNPPAA)2;/221/.7VIÜIIN.P1A9)6;82(f7r.)VSIo.u1z9a6,8J.(fAr.) solitary, 1.4-2.2 cm long, complctcly
£1.03C.(9IN0P5A()G;I15A.NIIII.N1P99A5K(fMl)BViMcenRtiUni,UAB.U&S)P.ereira, sFiuerlrdoucnhdaerdabctyearst:hinTrfeleeshtyoa2r5illmodeh.igh, often
In spite of its variation T micrantlui is flowering as a small trcclet. Flowers scented,
an easily recognizcd plant. The twigs havc yellowish-grecn. Floweringin ReservaDucke
conspicuous white lenticels, the leaves dry a in December.
characteristic dark colour, the inflorescences Throughout the Amazon region to lhe
are clustcred together around the shoot apcx, Guianas in the north and Peru and Bolivia in
and the flowers have a prominent annular thewest.Thespeciesisconfincdtorivcrbanks
ncctarysurroundingtheglabrousovaryandthe and forest on periodically or pcrmanently
ovary loculiareuniovulate. floodedland.
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10.XII.1993(fl) Vicentini,A.etal.395(INPAKMG 1 mm long, glabrous, antherodes of female
MONY flower slender, without pollen. Nectary
SP).
Trichilia rubra is fairly isolated among annular, surrounding the base of the ovary,
theAmazonian Trichilia specieswithpartially pubescent. Ovary 3-locular, loculi with 2
freestaminalfilaments. ltlacksthelenticellate obliquelysuperposcdovules,stifflypubescent.
twigs ofI micrantha and its inflorescence is Capsule 1-2 cm long, ovoid to ellipsoid,
shorter and flowers larger. Trichilia pallida densely pubescent with golden hairs, 3-
has 4-merous flowers and also differs in the valved,valveswrinklinghorizontallyondrying
presence of an annular disk, 2-ovulate ovary and sometimes reflexed. Seed usually 1 in
loculesandinhavingfewerleafletswhichtend each valve, 0.5-1 cm long, with an arillode
to dry pale green. covering most of the surface.
m
Field characters: Tree to 25 high and
I.5 Trichilia pallida Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. 30 cmdiameter, butoftenfloweringasasmall
&
Occa. 67. 1788; Pennington Styles, Fl. treelet, unbuttressed, bole sometimes fluted
Neotrop. 28: 95, figs. 13, 14. 1981. at the base, cylindrical above. Bark reddjsh
Trichilia macrophylla Benth., Hooker’s brown, scaling and with Ienticels in long
J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 369. 1851. vertical rows, slash pale whitish brown and
Young shoots shortly pubescent at first, fibrous. Flowers with pale green corolla and
soon glabrous, lenticellate. Leaves grecnish-cream stamens. Capsule maturing
imparipinnate, sometimes with a few yellowish-grecn, theseedsblackandshining,
trifoliolate, 3-10 cmlong,petioleandrhachis partially surrounded by the red arillode.
semiterete, puberulous to glabrous. Leaflets Flowering in central Amazónia has been
(3—)5,opposite,8.5-14x 3-6.5 cm,lowerpair recorded in April, August and Deccmber.
usually smaller than uppcr pair, variable in Throughout tropical America from
shape, from elliptic to oblanceolate orovate, México to Paraguay and northern Argentina,
apex narrowly attenuate, base narrowly in lowland and montane rain forest up to
attenuate to obtuse, often asymmetrical, 2000 m altitude. In drier areas it is found in
glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular- gallery forest.
striate; vcnation eucamptodromous or 14.VIII.1996(fr)A.ç.vunfJ«.P.A. C. L etal.368(G
sometimesbrochidodromousintheuppcrthird, 1NPAKMGMONYRRBSPU);9.VIII.1996(fr)
midrib flat or slightly raised on the uppcr Hopkins, M. J. G etal. 1602 (BM INPA K MBM
surface, secondaries 9-11 pairs, arcuate, MGUBUSVEN); 12.XII.I968(II)Prance, G. T.et
convergent, intersecondaries mostly absent, al. 9044(INPA); 12.IX.1997(11)Pruski,J. F. etal.
4termtimarileosngo,blgliaqbúreoutso.rIentifcluolraetes.cePnccteioalxuillelar3y—, a3l2.51525(5IN(PIAN)P;A7K.IVM.G19M94O(fNl)YRiRbBeirSoP,);J.29E..XIL..1S9.6e3t
(fl) Rodrigues, W. 5549 (INPA); 2.1.1964 (fr)
1-3 cm long, a small fasciculatemtmhyrse, Rodrigues, W. & Monteiro, O. P. 5652 (INPA);
sparselypuberulous. Pedicel ca. 0.5 long 29.XII.1964(fr) Rodrigues, W. &Monteiro, O. P.
(abovearticulation). Flowersunisexual(plant 6816 (INPA); 3.II.1965 (fr) Rodrigues, W. &
mm
dioecious). Sepals 4, ca. 1 long, fused Monteiro, O. P. 6854 (INPA); I1.V.I966 (fl)
for most oftheir length, sparsely puberulous Rodrigues, W. & Coelho, D. 7832 (INPA);
mm
outside. Petals 4, 5-6 long, apex acute, 27.IX.1994 (fl) Sothers, C. A. et al. 177 (INPA);
free, imbricate, subglabrous. Stamcns 8, 18.XII.1996(fl)Sothers, C.A. &Silva, C. F.963(G
partially fused (1/3 to three quarters of their IAN INPAKMBMRUUB US).
A
length) into a cyathiform or cylindrical very distinctive species with (3-)5
staminal tube 4—4.5 mm long, filaments leafletsdryingpalecream,theshortfasciculate
tcrminated by 2 slender appendages more or inflorescence,4-merousflowers,acutclytipped
less equalling the anthcrs, glabrous outside, petals and small capsule with golden-brown
barbatc or glabrous in the throat; anthers ca. indumentum.
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1.6 Trichiliaseptentrionalis C. DC., inMart. fruitripensreddish,withtheseedssurrounded
Fl.bras. 11(1):220. 1878;Pennington&Styles, byaredarillode.FloweringincentralAmazonas
Fl. Neotrop. 28: 126, fig. 21. 1981. Fig. 4 inApril withthefruitripeninginJuly.
Young shoots finely puberulous, From Costa Rica across the whole of
indumentum persisting, without lenticels. northem South America, from the foothills of
Leavesimparipinnate, 17-25 cmlong,petiole theAndesinPerutoMaranhão. Usuallyfound
broadened and narrowly winged below, inlowlandrainforestbutascendingto2000m
semiterete above, rhachis semiterete, finely altitude in montanerain forestin Venezuela.
puberulous. Leaflets 7-9, opposite or 22.IÜ.1994(fr)Hopkins,M.J.Getal. 1406(INPAK
lseuabfolpeptsossimtael,ler10t-ha1n6thxe4u.pp5e-r7,cbmr,oadtlheyolbolwoensgt RM.G&MPeOneiNraY,RE.BCS.P5)3;21(1.IVNUP.A1K99M4G(bdM)ONasNcYimRenBtoS,P)J;.
to elliptic, apex narrowly attenuate, base 14.IX.1987(fr)Pruski,J.E3245(INPAKMBMMG
narrowly cuneate to obtuse orrounded, upper SPF UEC UFMT); 13.II.1964 (fr) Rodrigues, W. &
surface glabrous, lower surface finely Mont&eiro,O.P.5732(INPA);22.IV.1964(fr)Rodrigues,
puberuloustoglabrous,oftenfaintlyglandular- W. Loureiro. A. 5777 (INPA); 28.V.1964 (fl)
punctate and striate; venation Rodrigues, W.&Loureiro,A.5821(INPA);16.VI.1964
eucamptodromous,midribflatorslightlyraised (fr) Rodrigues, W. & Loureiro, A. 5914 (INPA);
ontheuppersurface,secondaries 15-17pairs, 17.VÜ.1968(fl)Souza,J.A.46(INPA); 13.V.1994(fr)
Vwentini,A.etal.550(GLANINPAKRUUB).
parallel, slightly arcuate, inter-secondaries
Local name:
absent, tertiaries obliqúe. Petiolule 5-8 mm Jitó.
long, puberulous. Inflorescence axillary, 18- Trichilia septentrionalis is distinctive
25 cm long, a narrow, branched panicle, in the field on account ofthe pale green leaf
puberulous. Pedicel 0-0.5 mm long. Flowers undersurface, the rather prominent parallel
unisexual (plant monoecious or ? dioecious). secondary venation, and the large erect,
mm axillarypanicles.
Sepals 5, 1.5—2.5 long, free, strongly
imbricate,puberulous,ciliate. Petals5(-7),3-
5 mmlong,free,stronglyimbricate,appressed 1.7 Trichilia cipo (A. Juss.) C. DC. in Mart.,
pcSyutabatemhreiuflnoosrums(ot8or-)scey1lr0ii,ncdercoiuocsmaoplulstetsatimdeeil,nyagllfatubusrbeoeud2s-ii4nnstmiodmea. FFll..bNreaMosot.rs1oc1ph(.1o)2x:8y2:l14u1.5m21,c8if7pi8go;.AP2.7e.nJnu1si9sn.8g,1t.Moné&mS.tFyiMlgue.ss.5,
long,marginwith(8—)10subulateappendages Hist. Nat. 19: 239, 280. 1831.
Young shootsfinelyappressedpuberulous
ballaotnregbr,antagetliainbngrtowhuiest;hupatpnhetehraenhrtaohldefer;ss,aonstfphaefrressmeal1ly-e1h.afi3lromywetmro patinfinrastt,eb,ec1o0m—i2n0ggclmabrloounsg,,slpieghttiloylsecaalinndg.rLheaacvheiss
shrunken, without pollen. Nectary annular, semiterete, sparsely appressed puberulous.
gollolorcabueboldrib.oou1Cvs-a.oovpiuOsdlvu,aaltreeay,p,2pe-uoxb3veoscrciomedunlntood,rnegscd,to,yonlibebcl-aaohlnse,gea,d3t-mellaiolpncieuuprtlseeaodlri,y,d L3nuepa—apr6fer.lro2e,wtclseyml6,la—itp8ttt,ehinecau,lalttaoeepwmteeaosxtotebntltaueorsaerfs,luoebwgtollspaypbsromaosatuiltstle,ene,surao8ttm.ehe5,at—nib1ma5teshxsee
cos1omp-voe2e,onrti1shn-,gm2wodciesdnmtesleolylofnyatgnph,uedwbisseteorhemudela.otfuilsme,eshs3y-rvaearfilllvelxeoiddn,eg.vwaShleivecedhs egfsleluacactonanodmdrupaltrsaoilried-gsrhpotu1lmny0oc-utr1saa2tioserpebadairrnoosdcn,his-ttdshrtoeardiirugaophtmtep;oeourrvse,ssnulmraiiftgdahirctoielnb,y
FcdBsiircaaeearmlnckedtktecegedhdrra,efryalabnocotdwtloeeerrsgslssri:oegamyThriertelsetyhegi-rmtsbeeocres2aonl5wifinslnm,uhgt-.helcidorTgnehahgateiamttnuhsdadewni2ednb5eaatlsctllehmy.ye aantm1rxoao-cird2ulrsealourtmaweabrl,mtgyy,elmapotl2byoro0rrnelao-gomu,3onisgr5d,.slautcelbesPmrstgethldipyaaailrrrbocsiareneel,ogsllu,esrlspe0,.taa.iri5csnIlu—etnlal1eafxytrl-espmob.eurrcmPbeaoeensntrdicculaohelorlennoiudcguel,e.sse
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