Date de publication : Aroideae, 1(4):
27. 1853 [1856-1857, fide TL-2,
11042]. Aroideae, 1(6):
t. 60. 1853 [avant le 15/08/1857, fide TL-2,
11042].
Description originale : 3.
H[
eteropsis]
Spruceana Schtt. foliis lanceolatis, longe acuminatis, basi rotundatis l. obtusis, petiolo subnullo, stipello spadicis brevissimo (
Tab. 60.)
Synon.
Heteropsis affinis salicifoliae. Coll. R. Spruce Nr. 2174.
Habit. in Brasilia boreali. (Rio Negro Spruce in Herb. Boissieri.)
Type : Brésil, Amazonas, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Caatingas, frequent, 03/1852, fleurs et fruits. "Stem slender (I enclose a portion) rather brittle, branching, & putting forth here & there slender radicles which clasp the trunks, chiedly of the smaller trees (not exceeding 15 ft in height), & often kill them; while its leafy ramuli form a verdant crown to the dead trunk. Spathes & spadices creamed, the former very deciduous. This is one of the Timbó-titícas, so useful as cordage, but there is a better sort of the Caá-oaçú (great forest)" (Spruce, voir
K000524008 ex hb. Benth.). R. Spruce 2174 (HT:
G00098038 [ex hb. Boiss.]; IT:
C10006353,
E00319731,
G00098039 [ex hb. Delessert],
GH00028695,
K000524007 [ex hb. Hook.],
K000524008 [ex hb. Benth.],
LE00001017,
P00725263,
P00725264,
P00725265,
S05-5652,
S-R-2868).
