Erythrochiton brasiliensis Nees & Mart.

  • Filed As

    Rutaceae
    Erythrochiton brasiliensis Nees & Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Kallunki 609 with J. Pirani, I. Cordeiro and P. L. R. de Moraes, 22 Feb 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Espírito Santo. Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Mun. EMCAPA, Estaçao Experimental Banal do Norte (at 2.5 km on road from BR-482 to Burarama), take first dirt road to the R (to Monte Alegre) after the station and then first trail to the L, through forest.

  • Habitat

    Floresta Subcaducifólia Tropical.

  • Description

    Few-branched to 1.5 m tall. Calyx white with pink tinge in flower, green after anthesis, corolla white, filaments white. Fertile stamens 5. Flowers protandrous; after anthers drop, style elongates from throat. Most individuals with very old fruit, few flowering. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    [photos, etOH, DNA, chem.]

  • Specimen Notes

    Illustrated for the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana by Bobbi Angell, May 1998.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 331120

    Occurrence ID: 70f1a824-7d60-4714-a523-b21b666d3314

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Espírito Santo

  • County/Municipio

    Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Mun.

  • Locality

    EMCAPA, Estaçao Experimental Banal do Norte (at 2.5 km on road from BR-482 to Burarama), take first dirt road to the R (to Monte Alegre) after the station and then first trail to the L, through forest.

  • Coordinates

    -20.6, -41.28

  • Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
No. 609	RUTACEAE
Erythrochiton brasiliensis Nees & Mart.
BRAZIL. Espirito Santo: Mun. Cachoeira
do Itapemirim, EMCAPA, Esta<?ao
Experimental Banal do Norte (at 2.5 km
on road from BR-482 to Burarama), take
first dirt road to the R (to Monte
Alegre) after the station and then
first trail to the L, through forest.
Floresta Subcaducifolia Tropical. Ca.
20°36'S, 41°17'W.
Few-branched to 1.5 m tall. Calyx
white with pink tinge in flower, green
after anthesis, corolla white,
filaments white. Fertile stamens 5.
Flowers protandrous; after anthers
drop, style elongates from throat.
Most individuals with very old fruit,
few flowering. [photos, etOH, DNA,
chem.]
J. Kallunki, J. Pirani, I. Cordeiro and
P.L.R. de Moraes	22 Feb 1994
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
00331120