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(a) (b)(c)Fig. 1.32. Diastema hispidum: (a) fol. 55r; (b) flower ofD. hispidum(Source: Leslie
Brothers); (c) herbarium sheet ofD. hispidum(F1836367) showing thin rhizomatous roots
(Source: Neotropical Herbarium Specimen Scans, The Field Museum, Chicago).
P. Gesneriaceae
- Fol. 55r.Diastema hispidum(Fig. 1.32).This has six petals, white
and bluish, with a long corolla (Fig. 1.32a). Leaves are green and deeply
lobed. Multiple stems arise from a rhizomatous base with many brown
roots. While this might possibly be a species ofGeranium, the swollen
fruits seem incongruous with this genus and a better match might
beDiastema hispidum(DC.) Fritsch. (Figs. 1.32b and 1.32c) which is
native from Nicaragua to Peru.
Q. Grossulariaceae
- Fol. 23r.Ribes malvaceum(Fig. 1.33).This phytomorph (Fig. 1.33a)
is most probablyRibes malvaceumSm., chaparral currant (Figs. 1.33b
and 1.33c). This woody, stoloniferous shrub has purple-magenta flowers
and palmately lobed leaves and is native from California to Baja Norte,
Mexico (Standley 1920–1926:316).