Guatteria pohliana Schltdl.

126. Guatteria pohliana Schltdl. View in CoL — Fig. 61 View Fig ; Map 27

Guatteria pohliana Schltdl. (1834) 321; R.E. Fr. (1939) 332, f. 5a, b. — Type: Sellow 1132 (holo BR; iso B, K, P), Brazil, Minas Gerais, without location .

Tree or shrub 1.5–10 m tall, 6–20 cm diam; young twigs densely covered with appressed hairs to glabrous. Leaves: petiole 2–5 mm long, c. 1 mm diam; lamina narrowly elliptic to elliptic, 4–12 by 1.5–3.5 cm (leaf index 2.3–4.5), chartaceous, not ver- ruculose, dull, dark brown above, pale brown below, sparsely covered with appressed hairs to glabrous above and below, base acute, apex acute, primary vein slightly impressed above, secondary veins indistinct, 7–12 on either side of primary vein, raised above, smallest distance between loops and margin 1–3 mm, tertiary veins inconspicuous, raised above, reticulate. Flowers solitary in axils of leaves; pedicels 10–30 mm long, 0.5–1 mm diam, fruiting pedicels to c. 35 mm long, to 1.5 mm diam, sparsely covered with appressed, brown hairs, articulated at c. 0.2 from the base, bracts 1–2, soon falling, 7–20 by 4–10 mm; flower buds broadly ovoid; sepals free or initially connate, broadly ovate-triangular, 5–7 by 5–7 mm, reflexed, outer side glabrous; petals pale yellow in vivo, ovate, 6–20 by 4–7 mm, outer side sparsely covered with erect, curly pale brown hairs; stamens c. 1.5 mm long, connective shield papillate. Monocarps 20–30, green, maturing purple-black in vivo, black in sicco, ellipsoid, 8–10 by 5–7 mm, sparsely covered with erect, pale

Map 27 Distribution of Guatteria pinchinchae (●), G. pohliana (£), G. polyantha (■), G. procera (P), G. pudica (u) and G. ramiflora (✸).

brown hairs, soon glabrous, apex apiculate (apiculum c. 0.5 mm long), wall 0.2–0.5 mm thick, stipes 5–9 by 1 mm. Seed ellipsoid, 8–10 by 5–7 mm, brownish red, pitted to transversely grooved, raphe raised.

Distribution — Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais).

Habitat & Ecology — In non-inundated forest, often on clayey soil. At elevations of 0–1280 m. Flowering: March to May, September; fruiting: January to March, August to December.

Vernacular names — Brazil:Araticum (Forzza 4427), Imbiú-pimenta (Guedes RB 290854).

Note — Guatteria pohliana is characterized by small leaves, mostly not exceeding 10 cm in length, often glabrous on both sides. According to Lobão & Mello-Silva (2007) the floral buds are black, glabrous, with the sepals fully connate, all of which are also noteworthy features; the latter feature should serve to distinguish G. pohliana from small-leaved specimens of G. australis where the sepals are free in bud. In practice this will probably be difficult to verify. Fries (1939) also mentions the small and sparsely hairy petals, the variable length of the fruiting pedicel, and the large monocarps. It should be added, too, that G. australis generally has longer pedicels than G. pohliana . Similarly, G. pohliana may resemble small-leaved specimens of the equally small-leaved G. sellowiana , but the latter is immediately distinct by branches, leaves and floral pedicels being densely covered with hairs.