Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Blandowia myriophylla (Wedd.) Nash
Neolacis myriophylla Wedd. in DC. Prodr. 17 : 63. 1873.
Rhizome short. lyeaves up to 11 cm. long, the petiole 3 cm. long or less, thick, abruptly dilated into a broad clasping base ; blade 8 cm. long or less, the rachis rather thick and fleshy, tripinnatifid, the ultimate segments filiform and reaching 2 mm. in length ; spathe 8-13 mm. long, loose, dilated above and irregularly 2-5-toothed at the apex ; pedicel, when mature, 1-4 cm. long, not at all or barely dilated at the apex ; stamens 2 or 3, from slightly shorter than the capsule to a little exceeding it; capsule 2.5-3 mm. long, the stigmas about 1 mm. long, acute.
Type locality : Rio Virillo, Costa Rica. Distribution : Mexico and Costa Rica.
- bibliographic citation
- John Kunkel SmaII, George Valentine Nash, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose, Per Axel Rydber. 1905. ROSALES, PODOSTEMONACEAE, CRASSULACEAE, PENTHORACEAE and PARNASSIACEAE. North American flora. vol 22(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
