Archive for 'Rapateaceae'

Stegolepis huberi

Stegolepis huberi

Differs from Stegolepis guianensis in that it is much smaller (guinanensis is up to 2 m tall vs less than 0,5 m for huberi). Huberi has inferior number of spikelets in inflorescence (guianensis up to 90), inflorescence is compressed/flattened vs globose in guianensis. Huberi’s penduncle is flat vs triangular in guianensis. Huberi has an overall […]

Stegolepis guianensis

Stegolepis guianensis

Found on Roraima tepui where it is considerably smaller than this large specimen growing in the soil below. Native range is Roraima tepui and surrounding land.