Coussapoa parvifolia Standl.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Coussapoa

Characteristics

Tree. Branchlets 2-5 mm thick, sparsely appressed-puberulous to hirtellous. Stipules 0.3-1(-1.3) cm long, terminal buds mostly swollen (when containing young inflorescences); petiole 0.5-4 cm long; blade coriaceous to subcoriaceous, narrowly ovate, 4-14(-21) x 2.5-5.5(-11) cm, apex acute to acuminate, base acute to obtuse, margin towards the base more or less revolute, glabrous above, sparsely appressed-puberulous to glabrous beneath; secondary veins (4-)7-11 pairs, basal pair mostly unbranched, reaching the margin below the middle of the lamina, tertiary venation slightly prominent. Staminate inflorescences branched; heads ca. 15-30, ca. 2-3 mm in diam.; common peduncle 1.5-2 cm long; stamens 2, just exceeding the perianth. Pistillate inflorescences branched or unbranched; heads 1-5, 4-8 mm in diam.; common peduncle 1-2.5 cm long. Interfloral bracts present.
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Growth support epiphyte hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Coussapoa parvifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Coussapoa parvifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67370-2
WFO ID wfo-0000624238
COL ID Z2PS
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INPN ID 779659
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Synonyms

Coussapoa cornifolia Coussapoa parvifolia Coussapoa microcephala subsp. cornifolia