Polylepis pauta
Polylepis pauta Hieron.
Stems twisted, bark reddish, thin and exfoliating. Stipules 2-4, connate and adnate to the petiole, sericeous. Leaves alternate, compound; slightly congested at the end of the branching; petiole 6–14 mm long; blade with 4–8 pairs of leaflets, leaflets 5–17 x 3–7.5 mm, oblong to ovate, rachis with…
