Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq.

All Determinations:

Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq. det. S. S. Renner, 1989

Pterolepis salzmanni (Naudin) Cogn. det. J. J. Wurdack, 1979

Location:

Brazil. Bahia. Alcobaça Mun. Between Alcobaça & Prado, on the coast road 12 km N of Alcobaça.

Collector(s):

R. M. Harley 17975 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. dos Santos & R. Pinheiro, 16 Jan 1977

Description:

Erect herb to about 35 cm high. Stems with reddish hairs. Leaves soft, rather pale green. Sepals with reddish hairs. Petals white, anthers bright yellow below with dull pink porose tips. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

This plant growing on damp sand in open restinga.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 522866
GUID: a899d88f-58bc-42da-8da9-cde50642c7e7

Map:

Coordinates: (-17.48, -39.22)

Distribution:

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