Alsodeiopsis poggei Engl., 1872

Rio, Cédric Del, Stull, Gregory W. & Franceschi, Dario De, 2020, Survey of the fruits and endocarps of Icacinaceae (Lamiids, Icacinales), European Journal of Taxonomy 645, pp. 1-130 : 12

Alsodeiopsis poggei Engl.

Fig. 6.10–6.18

Material examined

Specimen used for endocarp and fruit description

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • “ Plateau des Cataractes ”; 24 Oct. 1969; P. Sita 1872; P [MNHN- P-P04495916] .

Other material

CAMEROON • “Colline Nssas dans le village Pan-Pan à 15 km au Sud, Sud-Ouest de Matomb, Matomb- Botmakak”; 11 Mar. 1986; M. Ekitiké 48; P [MNHN-P-P04495907] • “Akonolinga, Frès de Mendong (25 km N. d'Akonolinga)”; 7 Mar. 1962; R. Letouzey 4485; P [MNHN-P-P04495897] .

GABON • “ Ile de l’éléphant”; 9 Dec. 1971; A. Hladik 1859; P [MNHN-P-P04495893] .

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • Bouenza ; 3°53′ S, 13°42′ E; 23 Aug. 1965; C. Farron 4577; P [MNHN- P-P04495914] .

Description

FRUIT. Oblong, smooth when dry. Mesocarp ca 75 µm thick when dry. Length 10–19 mm, width 5–10 mm, thickness 4.0– 5.1 mm.

ENDOCARP. Cream, length ca 13.1 mm, width ca 6.9 mm, thickness ca 4.5 mm. Outer surface of the endocarp ridged, with ca three main longitudinal ridges (with other small longitudinal ridges); the median ridge reaching the point of the base. Ridges rounded-angular and thin, delimiting a reticulate pattern, enclosing ca 20–60 small areoles with arbuscular freely ending ridgelets. Endocarp wall 135–156 µm thick excluding ridges (180–232 µm thick including ridges). Endocarp primary vascular bundle in a channel on the keel. Endocarp wall with three cell layers: outermost layer with 1–2 rows of isodiametric to periclinally oriented cells, cells 12.3–24.1 µm in width, followed by a layer with 8–12 rows of periclinally oriented cells, cells 9–23 µm in width. Innermost row with small periclinally oriented cells, cells ca 9 µm in width and inflated into the locule surface.