Filed As:

Ochnaceae
Ouratea castaneifolia (DC.) Engl.

All Determinations:

Ouratea castaneifolia (DC.) Engl. det. D. H. Nicolson, 1966

Location:

Brazil. Tocantins. Gurupi Mun. South edge of city of Gurupi, a few hundred meters W of Belém-Brasília highway and ca. 1 km N of brook that lines south edge of city.

Collector(s):

G. Eiten 5529 with L.T. Eiten, 13 Sep 1963

Description:

Shrub 2½ m tall. Sepals yellow with green median stripe on outer surface, all yellow on inner surface. Petals & anthers golden-yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Flat land with "cerrado" xeromorphic scrub vegetation of scattered trees to 7 m tall, plus dense shrubbery 1-4 m tall (area somewhat disturbed due to cutting and fire). Lateritic hardpan exposed on ground surface like large rocks.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1128147
GUID: 1250f372-1971-4b1b-94a7-feeaf6394e28

Map:

Coordinates: (-11.72, -49.07)

Distribution:

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