Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Gnetum paraense Huber 1902 (Stevenson and Zanoni 1991).

Description

"Woody vine; branches articulate, bark of older stems deeply grooved. Leaves very coriaceous, without subepidermal fibers, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, up to 20 × 15 cm, abruptly acuminate at apex, cordate to rounded at base. Microsporangiate axes much branched, painiculate, ultimate units verticillate with congested internodes less than 2 mm long at anthesis. Microsporophylls clavate. Ovule-bearing axes sparsely branched, ultimate units with internodes less than 10 mm long. Mature seed deep red to vermilion, oblongoid, 45-50 mm long, 20 mm in diameter, acuminate at apex, outer layer fleshy and thick (3 mm)" (Stevenson and Zanoni 1991).

Range

"Low elevations to 500 m in northern Brazil, Amazonas to Bolivar in Venezuela, and eastern Ecuador and Colombia. Not yet known from the Guianas but to be expected in the southern region" (Stevenson and Zanoni 1991).

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Oldest

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Citations

See Also

Maheshwari and Vasil (1961) (general anatomy).

Carlquist (1996) (wood anatomy).

This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.conifers.org/gn/gn/leyboldii.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Last modified on 2007.01.25