Guatteria emarginata Lobão, Maas & Mello-Silva

Maas, P. J. M., Westra, L. Y. T., Guerrero, S. Arias, Lobão, A. Q., Scharf, U., Zamora, N. A. & Erkens, R. H. J., 2015, Confronting a morphological nightmare: revision of the Neotropical genus Guatteria (Annonaceae), Blumea 60 (1), pp. 1-219 : 80-81

60. Guatteria emarginata Lobão, Maas & Mello-Silva — Map 14

Guatteria emarginata Lobão,Maas & Mello-Silva (2010) 120,f. 1a–f. — Type: Vervloet et al. 2316 (holo SPF; iso MBML), Brazil, Espírito Santo, Nova Lombardia, Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi , Goipabo Açu , Boeirão , linha de divisa (marco 53 e 52) 600–800 m, 29 Apr. 2003.

Tree c. 17 m tall, diam not recorded; young twigs sparsely covered with appressed, grey hairs, soon glabrous. Leaves: petiole 3–4 mm long, c. 1 mm diam; lamina narrowly obovate, 5–9.5 by 1.5–3 cm (leaf index 3.1–3.3), slightly coriaceous, rather

Map 14 Distribution of Guatteria elegantissima (●), G. elongata (£), G. emarginata (■), G. eriopoda (P), G. esmeraldae (u) and G. eugeniifolia (✸).

densely verruculose, shiny, brown above, pale brown below, glabrous above, densely to sparsely covered with appressed hairs below, base attenuate, basal margins revolute, apex emarginate, primary vein impressed above, secondary veins distinct, 9–13 on either side of primary vein, raised above, smallest distance between loops and margin c. 1 mm, tertiary veins inconspicuous, raised above, reticulate. Flowers solitary in axils of leaves; pedicels 15–30 mm long, 0.5–1 mm diam, densely to sparsely covered with appressed, brown hairs, articulated at 0.2–0.3 from the base, bracts 2–4, soon falling, 5–8 mm long; flower buds broadly ovoid; sepals free, broadly triangular, 4–6 by 6–7 mm, reflexed, outer side densely cov- ered with appressed, brown hairs; petals greenish pink in vivo, broadly elliptic, 5–9 by 6–7 mm, outer side densely covered with appressed, brown hairs; stamens c. 1.5 mm long, connec- tive shield papillate. Monocarps and seed not seen.

Distribution — Brazil (Espírito Santo).

Habitat & Ecology — In montane, Atlantic forest . At eleva- tions of 600–850 m. Flowering: April; fruiting: unknown .

Vernacular names — Not recorded.

Note — Guatteria emarginata is characterized by young twigs covered with grey hairs and narrowly obovate, verruculose leaves with an emarginate apex.