Greigia stenolepis L.B.Sm.
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Comments:
- See Will et al in Selbyana 30(1): 99. 2009
This species, previously only reported from Colombia (Smith and Downs 1979) but now also known from Ecuador, is taxonomically one of the most difficult in the genus, showing con¬siderable variation. The current state of research portrays it as a species group possibly compris¬ing several taxa. In Bolivia, this species is known from a single, fertile collection (Boliv¬ia-Dept. La Paz, Prov. Nor Yungas, cerca de Cotapata, 16°17'S, 67°53'W, 3450 m, 09 Oct 1997, S.G. Beck 24400, LPB, GOET) character¬ized by densely lepidote leaf blades with thick¬ened scales; reddish brown leaf sheaths; largely castaneous, 65-80 mm long, apically entire to finely spinulose primary bracts with distinct membraneous margins; and 41-48 mm long pet¬als. These characters do not necessarily occur in other populations of G. stenolepis in the same combination. —See Smith & Downs 1979
