Trichilia lecointei Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot.

Pennington, Terence D., 2016, Systematic Treatment Of American Trichilia (Meliaceae), Phytotaxa 259 (1), pp. 18-162 : 131-132

69. Trichilia lecointei Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 191 (1922). Type:— BRAZIL. Pará, Obidos, fl., Le Cointe 16799 (lectotype, G (designated FN 28: 171 (1981), isolectotypes, BM, K, P, US). Map 78

Illustration: FN 28: 166-7, figs. 30, 31 (1981).

Abbreviated Description. Indumentum of short basifixed simple hairs, leaflets dimorphic or with a gradual transition between normal leaflets and 2–3 pairs of reduced basal leaflets, 8–11, (excluding the reduced basal leaflets), alternate to opposite, 8.5 × 3.3–12.5 × 4.5 cm, oblong or elliptic, base usually asymmetrical, inflorescence 10–20 cm long, a pyramidal panicle, petals 4–5, 2.5–3.5 mm long, free or fused at the base, valvate, reflexing, filaments completely fused into a staminal tube, anthers 7–10, nectary absent, ovary densely pubescent, 3-locular, locules with 2 collateral ovules, capsule 1.2–1.4 cm long, oblong to ovoid, 3-valved, smooth, minutely sericeous, seed solitary, completely surrounded by a fleshy arillode.

MAP 78. Distribution of Trichilia lecointei Ducke. Solid dots, distribution pre-1981, open dots new records 1918–2010.

Distribution & Ecology. The known range of this species is now southern Venezuela and Guyana to Pará, Brazil, and also NW Amazonian Brazil. It is a tree of non-flooded rain forest ascending to 800 m elevation.

Additional Collections Examined. VENEZUELA. Bolívar: Municipio Raul Leoni, 58 km SE of Pijiguaos (NW0666), Delgado 419 ( US); Municipio Aripão, El Cacaro (NW0564), Marín 262 (NY). Amazonas: Dept.Atabapo,Alto Cunucunuma (NW0465), Chaviel 351 (K); Rio Putaco, 19 km above R. Ocamo (NW0264), Fernandez 7166 (K); trail from Rio Cunucunuma to Huachamacari (NW0365), Liesner 25977 (K); Dept. Rio Negro, Serrania de Tapirapeco (NW0164), Marín 1902 (K); Dept.Atures, Serrania Batata, 2 km NE of Salto Colorado (NW 0567), Sanoja et al. 3356 (K).

BRAZIL. Amapá: Camaipi, EMBRAPA reserve (NW0051), Mori et al. 16045 (K). Amazonas: Municipio Limoeiro, Est. Ecológica do Juami-Japurá (SW0167), Cid Ferreira et al. 7232 (F); Municipio Fonte Boa, Rio Solimoes, near R Jurua (SW0265), Cid Ferreira et al. 7370 (F). Pará: Municipio Almeirim, São Militão of Jari Genetic Reserve (SW0052), Beck et al. 27 (K); Mt. Dourado, gleba São Militão (SW0052), M.J. Pires & Silva 1783 (K, NY).