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Iaceas De La Region De Arara Cuara LAS EUFORBIACEAS DE LA REGION DE ARARA CUARA EUPHORBIACEAE IN THE ARARACUARA REGION José Murillo Aldana & Pilar Franco Rosselli �i�� TROPENBOS \W COLOMBIA Universidad Nacional de Colombia \ Instituto de Ciencias Naturales 1 1 COMITE EDITORIAL - EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Juan Guillermo Saldarriaga y Thomas van der Hammen (editores generales - general editors) Brian Boom, New York Botanical Garden, USA. Antoine M. C/eef,Universidad de Amsterdam, Hugo de Vries, Holanda. Abdón Cortés, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia. Camilo Domínguez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Darío Fajardo, Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas-SINCHI, Colombia. Louise O. Fresco, Universidad Wageningen, Holanda. Otto Huber, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas-IVIC, Venezuela. Dimas Malagón, Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi -IGAC, Colombia. Roe/ofA. A. Oldeman, Universidad Wageningen, Holanda. Roberto Pineda, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Guillean Prance, Kew Garden, Inglaterra. Peter Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden, USA. Jan Sevink, Universidad de Amsterdam, Holanda. Carlos Valenzuela, Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences-ITC, Holanda. Aifred Zinck, Inslitute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences -ITC, Holanda. Portada: Senefeldera inclindta Müll-Arg Fotografía: Pilar Franco Ilustraciones: Germán López Diseño: Azucena Martínez Composición de textos y artes: Soporte Editorial Impresión: Editorial Presencia Primera Edición: 1995 © 1995 Copyright TROPENBOS COLOMBIA Todos los derechos son reservados, incluyendo las traducciones a otros idiomas. Ninguna parte de esta publicación puede ser reproducida en imprenta, fotocopia o microfichas, sin autorización escrita de los autores. All rights reserved, including those of translation into foreign languages. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm or any other means without written permission from the authors. ESTUDIOS EN LA AMAZONIA COLOMBIANA. ISBN 958-95378-7-1 Volumen IX: ISBN 958-9365-01-9 Las Euforbiaceas de la región de Araracuara: ISBN 958-95378 Impreso y hecho en Colombia Printed and made in Colombia CONTENIDO PRESENTACION ..................................................... ................ ............................ 9 AGRADECIMIENTOS ....... ................... ..... ........... ...... ..................... ................... 11 RESUMEN ... ................ ...... ............. :..................................................................... 13 INTRODUCCION .... ............................ ................................................................ 15 MET ODOLOGIA ............... ........................................................... .... ........ ........... 17 DESCRIPCION DEL AREA DE ESTUDIO...................................................... 18 COMPOSIC ION Y DISTRIBUCION .............................................. ..... .............. 20 TRATAMIENTO T AXONOMICO .......... .............. .... ............................ ............. 23 CLAVE SINOPTICA PARA LOS GENEROS DE LA REGION .................... 24 DESCRIPCION DE GENEROS Y ESPECIES ...... .... ........................................ 38 Alehornea ......... .... ...... ......... .. ........ .......... .................... ...... ..... ...................... ......... 38 Alchornea castaneifolia (Willd.) Juss. .... ................................. .... .... ......... .......... 39 Alchornea latifolia Sw. ..................................... .............. ............................... ...... 40 Alchornea schomburgkii Klotzsch .......... ............... ... .................. ....................... 40 Alchornea triplinervia Müll. Arg. ..... ........ ................ ................. ....... .. ............... 41 Alchorneopsis ........................................................................................................ 43 Alchorneopsis f/oribunda (Benth.) Müll. Arg. ......................................... ... ....... 43 Amanoa .................................................................................................................. 44 Amanoa cupatensis Huber .................................................................................... 45 Amanoa oblongifolia Müll. Arg. .. ..... .. .............. ... ... .................... ........ ...... .......... 45 Aparisthmium ...................................... .. ....... .............. .. ......... ............ ................ ..... 47 Aparisthmium cordatum· (Juss.) Baill ....:.................................................. .......... 49 Caryodendron .................. ..... ............................................................................... 49 Caryodendron orinocense Karst. .... ........... .............................................. ........ .. 50 Chamaesyce ............................................ ..................... .. ....................................... 52 Chamaesyce thymifo/ia (L.) Millsp. ...... ................. .................. ..... ....... ....... ..... ... 53 5 LAS EUFORBIACEAS DE LA REGION DE ARARACUARA Cleidion ... .... ..... .... ... ... .... ... ... ....... ....... ......................................... .. 53 Cleidion amazonicum Ule .................................................................................... 55 Conceveiba ......... ................ ... .................................................. ...... ... ........ ....... 57 Conceveiba guianensis Aubl. ....................................................................... ....... 58 Conceveiba martiana Baill. ............................ ..................................................... 58 Croton. .............. ... ......................... ....... ........ .................. ..... ....... ..... ... .............. 61 Croton cuneatus Klotzsch ................................................................... ....... .......... 62 Croton palanostigma Klotzsch ............................................................................ 64 Croton trinitatis Millsp. ....................................................................................... 66 Croton sp ... .. .. .. .... ............ ......... .......... ........... .............. .. .. ........... .... ......... .. ........... 68 Didymocistus .... ... ..... ... ... ... ... .. ...... ....... .. ...... ... ............ ..... ... ..... .... ... 68 Didymocistus chrysadenius Kuhlmann ............................................................... 70 Dodecastigma......... .. .. .. ... ........ ................... ..... ...... .... .. .. ... ..... ................... .... 70 Dodecastigma amazonicum Ducke ..... ........................................... ................. .... 72 Drypetes ... ... ....... ...... .................. ................. .... .... ... ..... ... ..... ... ... .... ...... .. 74 Drypetes variabilis Uiltien .. ... ............................................ ................................. 74 Gavarretia .... ... ......... ............... ...... ... ........ ...... ..... .... ...... ..... .. ... ....... 75 Gavarretia termina/is Baill. ... ........................ ... ....... ....................................... 75 Gavarretia sp. .... ... .. .... ......... .... ......... ....... .... ....... ... ........... ......... .... .... ... 76 Hevea..................................................................................................................... 78 Hevea benthamiana Müll. Arg. ........................................................................... 79 Hevea guianensis Aubl. ... .... ....... ............... ................................................. 80 Hevea nítida Müll. Arg. ... ............. ..... ..... ......................... ......... ..... ....... ....... 82 Hevea pauciflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Müll. Arg. ............................................... 84 Hyeronima. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ....... ...... ............. 84 Hyeronima alchorneoides Allemao ..................................................................... 85 Hyeronima oblonga (Tul.) Müll. Arg. ... ..... ... ..... ... .................. .................. ... 87 Jablonskia ..... ...... .......... .. ... ...... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .... .... ... ....... 87 Jablonskia congesta (Benth. ex Müll. Arg.) Webster . .................................. 88 Mabea .. ......... ..... ... ......... ........ ........... ........ ... ... ............. .... .... .... .... ...... ... ...... 90 Mabea nítida Benth.. ... ... ................ ..... ......................... ............. ........ ........ ... 93 Mabea occidentalis Benth. .... ... .... ... ... ...................... ......... .... ........ ............. 95 Mabea pulcherrima Müll. Arg. ....... ... .. .... .......... ....... ............ ........................ 95 Mabea speciosa Müll. Arg. .................................................................................. 97 Mabea subsessilis Pax & Hoffm. .... .. ... .. .. ..... ..... ...................................... 99 Manihot............... ...... .... ..... .... ......... .... ............. ......... ... .......... ...................... 99 Manihot brachyloba Müll.Arg. .. .. .... ... .. ................. ............. ... ............. .. 102 Manihot esculenta Crantz... .... ..... ... ..... ........... ..... ... ....... ....... .. .......... .. 102 Maprounea .............. .. .. ... ............................ ... ..... ........... .. ...................
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