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Revisional study of neotropical Beilschmiedia species (Lauraceae ...

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Key to <strong>neotropical</strong> Beilschntiedia <strong>species</strong>.<br />

1 a. Leaves strictly opposite. Ramification on lower leaf surface coarse, smallest meshes<br />

(mesh is defined here as a delicate network <strong>of</strong> a minor venation) larger than 1.5 mm in<br />

diam.<br />

2a. Apex <strong>of</strong> anthers glabrous. Fron1 Central America or Chile.<br />

3a. Leaves roundish-ovate. Leaf apex rounded to retuse. Frmn Chile.<br />

4a. Tepals glabrous outside. Indument on the terminal buds and twigs appressed or<br />

spreading, straight. . .. ..... . ... . .. ... ... .. . .. ... . ... . ... ... .... .. ... ... .. ..... B. berteroana.<br />

4 b. Tepals pubescent outside. Indument on the terminal buds and twigs erect, curly to<br />

wavy. ... ...... .. ..... ............ .......... . ........................ ........ .. ... ...<br />

B. miersii.<br />

3 b. Leaves elliptic. Leaf apex acute or acuminate. From Central America.<br />

Sa. Secondary veins more than 14 pairs. Indument on the twigs erect, long and wavy .<br />

... .. ... . .. ... . . ... .... ... ....... .... .. ... . ... . ... .... ... ... .... ..... .. .. ... . . B. angustieLLiptica.<br />

Sb. Secondary veins less than 13 pairs. Indmnent on the twigs appressed or spreading,<br />

or twigs glabrous.<br />

6a. Flower pedicels shorter than 1.5 n1n1long ....... . ............. ..... .... B . hondurensis.<br />

6b. Flower pedicels longer than 3.0 mm long. ...................... .. ...... .. .. B. brenesii.<br />

2 b. Apex <strong>of</strong> anthers pubescent. Fr01n northern South An1erica or Brazil.<br />

7 a. Lower leaf surface pubescent with erect, long and straight hairs. Leaf base obtuse.<br />

B. taubertiana.<br />

7 b. Lower leaf surface glabrous. Leaf base cuneate.<br />

8a. Indun1ent on the terminal buds and twigs rusty, erect, very short and curly.<br />

B. emarginata.<br />

8 b. Indument on the ten11inal buds and twigs not rusty, appressed, relatively long and<br />

straight.<br />

9a. Leaves obovate. Leaf apex round or roundish-obtuse.<br />

10 a . Flowers longer than 3 n1m, wider than 3 111m. Flowers globose. .. .. .. .. B. rig ida.<br />

10 b. Flowers shorter than 2.5 mn1, narrower than 2. 7 111111. Flowers depressedglobose.<br />

....... .. ... ........ ............... ............... ........ ......<br />

B. Linharesensis.<br />

9 b. Leaves elliptic. Leaf apex acute (rarely obtuse).<br />

lla. Leaf width less than 1/3 <strong>of</strong> the leaf length . .. ...... .. ........ .. ....... B. angustifoLia.<br />

11 b. Leaf width more than 1/2 <strong>of</strong> the leaf length.<br />

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