Trichilia pallens C.DC.

Pennington, Terence D., 2016, Systematic Treatment Of American Trichilia (Meliaceae), Phytotaxa 259 (1), pp. 18-162 : 57-58

12. Trichilia pallens C.DC. in Mart., Fl. Bras. 11(1): 218 (1878); T. D.Penn. & Styles, Fl. Neotrop. 28: 92 (1981). Type:— BRAZIL. Minas Gerais, Lago Santa, fl., Warming s.n. (3205 in herb. C) (holotype, C). Map 18

For full synonymy see FN 28: 92 (1981). Illustration: FN 28: 90, fig. 12 (1981).

Abbreviated Description. Indumentum of short simple hairs, leaflets (3–)5–7(–9), opposite, mostly 6.9–17 cm long, 2–5 cm broad, oblanceolate or elliptic, glabrous except for tufts of hair in axils of secondary veins below, glandular-punctate and -striate, inflorescence mostly 5–16 cm long, a lax-branched panicle, petals 5, 2.5–4 mm long, free, imbricate, filaments completely fused, anthers 8–10(–12), nectary annular, ovary 3-locular, glabrous, locules with 1–2 collateral ovules, fruit 1–1.3 cm long, 3-valved, broadly ovoid to globose, papillose, seeds 1–2 in each valve, arillode surrounding upper half of seed only.

MAP 18. Distribution of Trichilia pallens C.DC. Solid dots, distribution pre-1981, open dots new records 1981–2010.

Distribution & Ecology. Eastern coastal Brazil from Bahia southwards to Rio Grande do Sul, in lowland rain forest.

Representative Additional Collections. BRAZIL. Bahia: Urucuca, Serra do Conduru State Park (SW1439), Jardim et al. 3072 (K, NY). Espirito Santo: CVRD Reserve, Linhares (SW1939), Folli 1495 (MO, NY). Minas Gerais: Pains, Fazenda Amargoso, MG 439 km 16 (SW2045), Melo 286 (K). Paraná: São Jerónimo da Serra, Salto

Joao Nogueira (SW2350), Medri et al. 881 (NY). Rio de Janeiro: Municipio de Armação de Buzios (SW2241), Fernandez & Oliveira 425 (F). Santa Catarina: Municipio Itaiopolis, Rio do Toldo (SW2649), Barbosa & Cunha 718 (K). São Paulo: Ilha do Cardoso (SW2548), Chiea 567 (K).