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Type of: Sciodaphyllum pedersenii G.M.Plunkett, Lowry, Rodrigues-Vaz, M.M.Mora & D.A.Neill

Collector Lowry II, P.P.
Number 7586
Collected with Gregory M. Plunkett & Moisés Mendoza
Country Ecuador
Subpart Loja
County  
Locality Loja Cantón. Ca. 10 km E of Loja on road E-50 toward Zamora. Humid forest along road.
Coordinates 3° 59' 15'' S 78° 10' 6'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2350
Maximum elevation (m) 2350
Start date 2020/01/26
End date 2020/01/26
Family Araliaceae
Identification Sciodaphyllum pedersenii G.M.Plunkett, Lowry, Rodrigues-Vaz, M.M.Mora & D.A.Neill
Determined by P.P. Lowry II
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Moderately branched terrestrial tree ca. 6-8 m tall. Leaves dark green above, with whitish and often also yellowish orange indument beneath, leaflets strongly folded adaxially along the midvein, coriaceous, somewhat brittle. Inflorescence axes yellow-green, with short indument. Heads ellipsoid, corolla pale yellow green, calyx rim and disc yellow, filaments whitish, anthers pinkish red, ovary of young fruits yellow green, with dense, whitish indument on visible portion of ovary, disc yellow, styles yellow-orange to red, nearly mature fruits orange-yellow, with short, persistent orange-brown indument on ovary, disc light green, styles somewhat darker, turning brown toward the apex. Photos, DNA.

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