Begonia cucullata var. spatulata (Lodd.) Golding

  • Filed As

    Begoniaceae
    Begonia cucullata var. spatulata (Lodd.) Golding

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8505 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 10 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Habitat

    Steep rocky (quartzite) hillside sloping down to gallery forest, with seeps and sedge meadows just above forest. In shade in seep.

  • Description

    Perennial herb; leaves and stems succulent; bracts pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00877939

    Occurrence ID: a9dcb59c-a011-4d9d-a2de-e5cbf5b70c16

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 m. (4593 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.365, -43.7204

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Diamantina from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinha^o
Begonia cucullata Willd.
Det. L. B. Smith
Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to
Curvelo; elev. 1^4-00 m; steep rocky (quartzite)
hillside sloping down to gallery forest, with
seeps and sedge meadows just above forest.
Perennial herb in shade in seep; leaves and
stems succulent; bracts pink.
William R. Anderson	_10 April 1973
Field work supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agrícola do Norte.
00877939