Wood Anatomy of the Neotropical Sapotaceae. XXXVII. Genus Novo?
Abstract
This anatomical group or genus is represented by a number of specimens from Brazil bearing the names Syzygiopsis pachycarpa Pires, S. oblanceolata Pires, S. oppositifolia, and a number of unassigned specimens from Panama, Surinam, and Venezuela. On the basis of wood color and wood anatomy, the woods of this group are very different from the previously described Syzygiopsis and cannot be included in that genus because they exhibit little or no degree of alliance. Syzygiopsis pachycarpa was described by J.M. Pires of the Museu Goeldi (Belem, Brazil) but remains unpublished pending the determination of its proper generic affiliation. Pires suggests that its affiliation may be with the Asiatic genus Planchonella. This author has adopted pachycarpa as the anatomical type for this group of specimens that share certain characters with the Asiatic Planchonella as well as with the American species of Bumelia (Group B) that was described early in this series of papers (FPL Res. Pap. 325, 1978). The members of this group are separable anatomically from both Planchonella and Bumelia (Group B) and may well represent an undescribed genus. It appears quite probable that several species are reported here.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA122937
Entities
People
- B. F. Kukachka
Organizations
- Forest Products Laboratory