51. Guatteria dolichopoda Donn.Sm. — Plate 3e; Map 12

Guatteria dolichopoda Donn.Sm. (1897) 2; R. E.Fr. (1939) 357. —

Type: Donnell Smith 6429 (lecto US, selected by Erkens 2007; isolecto B, C, G, GH, K 2 sheets, M, MO, US), Costa Rica, San José, La Concepción, Llanuras de Santa Clara, 250 m, Feb. 1896.

Guatteria tonduzii Diels [var. tonduzii] (1931) 75; R. E.Fr. (1939) 356. — Type: Tonduz 17680 (holo B; iso BM, F, G 3 sheets, K, US 2 sheets, Z), Costa Rica, Heredia, ‘ Collines de Tremedal, prės San Ramon’, 1300–1400 m, 10 Apr. 1913.

Guatteria tonduzii Diels var. leptopus R.E.Fr. (1939) 357. — Type: Pittier 10958 (holo M; iso BR 2 sheets, C, G 3 sheets, US), Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Cañas Gordas, 1100 m, Mar. 1897.

Guatteria dolichopoda Donn.Sm.var. microsperma R.E.Fr.(1939) 358, f. 8a. — Type: Tonduz 9166 (holo S; iso BM, BR 3 sheets, C, K 2 sheets, M, P, S, US 7 sheets, W), Costa Rica, Limón, Shiroles (‘Forêts a Shirores, Talamanca’), 100 m, Feb. 1895.

Guatteria rigidipes R.E.Fr. (1939) 358, t. 21. — Type: Skutch 2553 (holo S; iso K, MO, NY, US), Costa Rica, San José, vicinity of El General, 1040 m, Feb. 1936.

Tree or shrub 3–20 m tall, 10–20(–100) cm diam; rather densely to sparsely covered with erect, brown hairs c. 0.5 mm long, finally glabrous. Leaves: petiole 2–6 mm long, 1 mm diam; lamina narrowly elliptic, sometimes narrowly ovate, 11–14 by 2–5 cm (leaf index 2.8–5.5), chartaceous, not verruculose, dull, greyish black to greyish brown above, greyish to brown below, glabrous above, but primary vein and sometimes the secondary veins covered with erect, brown hairs, sparsely covered with erect (and appressed), brown hairs below, base acute to attenuate, apex acuminate (acumen 10–20 mm long), primary vein impressed to flat above, secondary veins indistinct, 10–15 on either side of primary vein, flat to slightly raised above, smallest distance between loops and margin 2–3 mm, tertiary veins raised above, reticulate. Flowers in 1(–2)-flowered inflorescences in axils of leaves; flowering and fruiting pedicels 30–60 mm long, c. 1 mm diam, rather densely to sparsely covered with erect hairs, becoming almost glabrous in fruit, articulated at 0.1–0.2 from the base, bracts 4–6, soon falling, rarely present, uppermost bract narrowly elliptic, to c. 8 mm long; flower buds depressed ovoid, slightly pointed; sepals free, ovate-triangular to broadly ovate-triangular, 5–7 by 3–6 mm, reflexed, outer margins revolute, outer side rather densely to sparsely covered with appressed hairs; petals green, maturing yellow in vivo, narrowly oblong-elliptic to narrowly ovate, 14–30 by 4–11 mm, outer side densely to rather densely covered with appressed, white hairs, particularly towards the base; stamens 1.5–2 mm long, connective shield papillate. Monocarps 75–100, black in vivo, black in sicco, ellipsoid, 7–11 by 4–5 mm, sparsely covered with appressed hairs, soon glabrous, apex apiculate (apiculum <1 mm long), wall 0.1–0.2 mm thick, stipes 15–20 by 1 mm. Seed ellipsoid, 6–9 by 4–5 mm, dark brown, pitted, raphe raised.

Distribution — Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama.

Habitat & Ecology — In lowland or lower montane forest.At elevations of 0–1600 m. Flowering: January to July; fruiting: December to July.

Vernacular names — Not recorded.

Note — Guatteria dolichopoda is recognized by its quite long pedicels and young twigs covered with erect hairs c. 0.5 mm long. It has often been confused with G. tomentosa, see under that species for a discussion.