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!Cryphaea brevipila Mitt.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 3/26/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 5/14/2013)

EcoRegions: Tucuman-Bolivian montane

Elevation: 500-1000, 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2000-2500

Substrate: lianas, shrubs, treelets and trees

Frequency: rare

Notes (Last Modified On 5/14/2013)

general taxon notes:

Ecology. Tucuman-Bolivian montane forest; on shrubs (Mimosaceae), lianas, trunk and branches of trees. Elevation. 960-2240 m. Distribution. Bolivia: Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz. World range: Ecuador to northwest Argentina, southeast Brazil.

Cryphaea brevipila is characterized by the narrowly ovate leaves, short acuminate apex, mostly plane margins, relatively ± percurrent costa, and short elliptical (ca. 2:1) median and upper lamina cells.