em. longa, 11-15 em. lata, utrinque glabra, nervis utrinque 
prominentibus; petioli 1-2.5 cm. longi. Inflorescentiae 
corymbosae, multiramosae, usque ad trigintiflorae, bracte- 
atae, minutissime griseo-puberulae, axibus principalibus 
robustis, usque ad 8 cm. longis, pedicellis brevibus, pler- 
umque I cm. vel brevioribus, minute bracteolatis. Flores 
albido flavi vel eburnei, non fragranti, plus minusve 25 
mm. longi. Calyx persistens; corollae lobis vix contor- 
tis, base glandulosis, ovatis, 15 mm. longis et basin 10 
mm. latis: corollae tubo quam lobis multo breviori, in 
fauce albo-piloso; antheris sessilibus, sagittatis, usque ad 
4 mm. longis; ovario dense albo-piloso, stylo 0.8-1.2 
mm. longo annulo crasso atrobrunneo coronato et crista 
quinquelobata capitata in acumine 0.8 mm. producto. 
Apocarpium magnum, usque ad 16 cm. longum, 11 ¢m. 
<9 cm. in diametro, irregulariter reniforme vel stomach- 
iforme, petioli basin versus submammiforme, extus in 
maturitate brunneum vel subaureo-brunneum, sordide 
granuloso-squammulosum, intus viridulum praeter sem- 
inarum lectum atrobrunneum, usque ad 15 mm. crassum, 
pulpa brunneola liquida dulce ; seminibus plurimis, rubro- 
brunneis, curvatim elliptico-oblongis, superficie dense et 
grosse vermiculato-foveolatis, inter foveas minutissime 
eristatis, cristis magnopere minute indumento § albo- 
spongioso indutis, 16 mm. longis, 6 mm. latis; pedunculo 
lignoso, 10 mm. crasso, usque ad 13 cm. longo, calyce 
valde persistente. 
Cotompra: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Karaparana, San Rafael 
(in vicinity of El Encanto), near confluence with Rio Putumayo. “Tree 
up to 40 ft. Many trunks from root. Cultivated. Bark smooth, light 
grey with whitish patches. Latex copious, white, sticky. Leaves 
thick, coriaceous. Outside of fruit brown; inside light green except 
where seeds lie (which is brown). Pulp liquid, light brown, sweet, 
eaten. Seeds dark brown. Seeds and pulp from one fruit 250 ce. 
Witoto name: 00-rroo’-soo-je (in Rio Karaparana), o0-koo-je (in Rio 
Igaraparana)’’. March 80-April 2, 1970. Richard Evans Schultes 26072 
(Tyveus in Herb. Gray: Typr Dupticati in Keon. Herb. Oakes Ames ; 
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