Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Microlicia hatschbachii Wurdack
All Determinations:

Microlicia hatschbachii Wurdack det. J. J. Wurdack

Location:

Brazil. Bahia. Morro do Chapéu Mun. Rio do Ferro Doido, 19.5 km SE of Morro do Chapeu on the BA-052 highway to Mundo Novo. Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)
Collector(s):

R. M. Harley 22837 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. M. Soares Nunes, J. L. Hage & E. B. dos Santos, 31 May 1980
Description:

Bushy shrub to 80 cm. Leaves dull green. Calyx pale green tinged reddish. Petals purplish pink. Anthers dull yellow with orange appendages, filaments red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:

With water-worn, horizontally bedded sandstone at surface, with damp sand, sedge marsh, exposed rocks & waterfall. Vegetation open scrub to closed low woodland in drier areas. This plant growing on rocks.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 522542
GUID: a004dc26-decf-4b31-85db-1da6a14493c3
Map:

Coordinates: (-11.63, -41.03)

Distribution:

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