Trichilia appendiculata (Triana & Planch.) C.DC.

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45. Trichilia appendiculata (Triana & Planch.) C.DC. in A. & C.DC., Monogr. Phan. 1: 696 (1878); T.D.Penn., Fl. Neotrop. 28: 181 (1981). Map 51

Odontandra appendiculata Triana & Planch., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. 15: 375 (1872). Type:— COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca, R. Seco and banks of the Magdalena, fl., Triana 3345 (lectotype, G-DC (designated FN 28: 182 (1981); isolectotypes, BR (s.n.), COL n.v. K, NY, P).

Trichilia carinata Morales-Puentes, Rev. Acad. Col. Cienc. Fis. Nat. 22(82): 339 (1998). Type:— COLOMBIA, Tolima, Municipio de Méndez , Finca Bremen, Mendoza, Repizzo & Gordillo 1026 (holotype, FMB n.v.; isotypes, COL, FMB n.v.).

For full synonymy see FN 28: 181 (1981). Illustration: FN 28: 182, fig. 36 (1981).

Abbreviated Description. Indumentum of short pubescent simple basifixed hairs, leaflets dimorphic, 5–9 with 1–3 pairs of greatly reduced caducous leaflets near base of petiole, alternate or opposite, 9 × 3.5–12 × 4.2 cm, elliptic to oblong or oblanceolate, reduced basal leaflets linear, spathulate, ovate or reniform, inflorescence 11–15 cm long, a densely flowered thyrse, petals 4–5, 4.5–6 mm long, fused for 1/3–2/3 their length, valvate, appressed pubescent, filaments completely fused into a cylindrical staminal tube, alternate filaments shorter, staminal tube without appendages, anthers (7–)8–10, nectary obscure or absent, ovary densely tomentose, 3-locular, locules with 2 collateral ovules, fruit unknown.

MAP 51. Distribution of Trichilia appendiculata (Tr. & Pl.) C.DC. Solid dots, distribution pre-1981, open dots new records 1981–2010.

Distribution & Ecology. Lowland and lower montane rain forest in Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar, Cundinamarca, Cali, Magdalena, Sucre and Tolima), recorded up to 1000 m elevation.