Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Clidemia ferox Gleason ( type )
All Determinations:

Clidemia ferox Gleason

Location:

Brazil. Amazonas. Humaitá Mun. Between Monte Cristo and Santa Victoria on Rio Ipixuna.
Collector(s):

B. A. Krukoff 7262 with , 16 Nov 1934
Description:

Shrub 16 ft. high. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:

Margin of river.
Other:

Specimen Notes: Dissected and drawn by H. A. Gleason
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00221549
GUID: e310bed7-7605-42e8-9aa3-cd5c825117d8
Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012 (Unable to find the precise location of "Monte Cristo" or "Santa Victoria" along Rio Ipixuna; instead, georeferenced to the approximate geographic center of Rio Ipixuna in Mun. Humaitá, Amazonas. Using Google Maps - Satellite View, located Rio Ipixuna, a tributary of Lago Uruapiara (basin of Rio Madeira). Used the Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to measure a straight line between the mouth of Rio Ipixuna (confluence of Rio Ipixuna and Lago Uruapiara) and the source of Rio Ipixuna (approximated through the dense forest cover), then halved this distance to approximate the location of the geographic midpoint of Rio Ipixuna. Measured to approximately this halved distance from the mouth of the river toward the center; used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates, on the adjacent shore (collection assumed to be terrestrial). Input coordinates, linear extent (69742.9 m), and measurement error (.5 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 69745
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-6.94841, -62.2241)

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