Guatteria cuatrecasasii D.Sánchez — Plate
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44. Guatteria cuatrecasasii D.Sánchez — Plate View in CoL 3d; Map 12 View Map 12
Guatteria cuatrecasasii D.Sánchez in Maas et al. (1988) 253,f. 12. — Type: D.A. Sánchez S. et al. 907 (holo MEDEL; iso COL, CUVC, HUA, U), Co- lombia, Chocó, Quibdó, Mun. Lloró, road from Yuto to Lloró , 2.8 km to the ferry, 65 m, 15 Sept. 1988.
Tree or shrub 3–35 m tall, 5–85 cm diam, often with buttresses or stilt roots; young twigs with narrow wings decurrent from peti- oles, densely covered with erect to appressed, brown to greyish hairs 2–3 mm long. Leaves: petiole 1–5 mm long, 2–4 mm diam; lamina narrowly oblong-elliptic to narrowly ovate, 10–35 by 2–7 cm (leaf index 3.5–5(–8)), subcoriaceous, densely or rarely sparsely verruculose, blackish brown to greyish above, brown below, glabrous or rarely sparsely covered with erect to appressed, brown hairs above, primary vein permanently densely to sparsely covered with erect to appressed, brown hairs above, densely covered with erect to appressed, brown hairs 2–3 mm long below, base acute to obtuse, often slightly oblique, apex acuminate (acumen 5–30 mm long), rarely acute, primary vein impressed to flat above, secondary veins distinct, 15–30 on either side of primary vein, flat and often inconspicu- ous above, more or less forming a marginal vein, at a smallest distance of 1– 2 mm from the margin, tertiary veins often inconspicuous, flat above, reticulate. Flowers in 1(–2)-flowered inflorescences in axils of leaves; pedicels 20–35 mm long, 2–4 mm diam, fruiting pedicels 25–50 mm long, 2 – 5 mm diam, densely to rather densely covered with erect to appressed, brown hairs, articulated at 0.3–0.5 from the base, bracts 2–4, soon falling, the upper one concave, 15–25 mm long; flower buds broadly ovoid; sepals free, ovate-triangular to broadly ovate-triangular, 4–15(–22) by 5–15(–22) mm, appressed, densely to sparsely covered with appressed, brown hairs; pet- als green, maturing yellow or purple in vivo, broadly ovate to obovate, 10– 20 by 10–15 mm, outer side densely to sparsely covered with appressed, brown hairs 0.5–1.5 mm long; stamens 1–1.5 mm long, connective shield papillate. Monocarps 25– 65, green, maturing violet to black in vivo, black in sicco, ellipsoid, 8–12 by 4–6 mm, glabrous, apex apiculate (apiculum 0.3–0.5 mm long), wall c. 0.5 mm thick; stipes 3–10 by 1–1.5 mm. Seed ellipsoid, 7–10 by 3–4 mm, dark brown to black, rugose, raphe not distinct from rest of seed.
Distribution — Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó,Riseralda), Ecuador (Esmeraldas).
Habitat & Ecology — In wet, pluvial, or premontane, often secondary forest. At elevations of 80–1500 m. Flowering: April to May; fruiting: August to November.
Vernacular names — Colombia: Cargadero blanco, Carga- dero machetico (D.A. Sánchez S. et al. 885), Cargadero negro ( Forero et al. 9499), Cargadero punta de lanza (D.A. Sánchez S. & Velasquez 878, 894, Hoyos M. & D.A. Sánchez S. 1175), Cedrillo, Guasco ( Cogollo et al. 2844), Nuanamú (D.A. Sánchez S. et al. 307). Ecuador: Chalviande ( Rubio & Quelal 1323).
Uses — Colombia: Wood used as firewood and for construc- tion of houses (‘La madera se usa como leña y para construc- ción de viviendas’) (D.A. Sánchez S. & Velasquez 894, D.A. Sánchez S. et al. 907); the bark is used for bags of guasca (fibers) (‘la corteza se utiliza para sacar guasca (fibra)’); the bark is used to tie up different tools (‘para amarrar o atar diferentes implementos’) (D.A. Sánchez S. et al. 907). Ecuador: Used for construction (‘Usado en construcción’) ( Rubio & Quelal 1323).
Note — Guatteria cuatrecasasii may be confused with G. elegantissima . For the differences between the species see under the latter.
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