Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Description
"Small tree, 3-15 m tall. Leaves linear, 5-8 cm long, 0.9-l.2 cm wide, gradually contracted at base, subacute to acute at apex, with a median groove in upper surface and a median ridge on lower surface. Bud scales ovate, acute. Microsporangiate strobilus axillary, sessile, solitary, cylindrical, to 4 cm long. Ovulate strobilus with peduncle 10-12 mm long; receptacle 8 mm long with two fused bracts. Seed ovoid, 8 mm long, 5 mm in diameter, acuminate at apex, barely cristate" (1).Range
"Northern Brazil to southern Venezuela at median elevations of 800-1700 m. Not yet known from the Gujanas but to be expected in the area of Guyana contiguous with Brazil and Venezuela" (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Stevenson 1991.See also Silba 1986.
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 19-Dec-98