Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Macairea radula (Bonpl.) DC.

All Determinations:

Macairea radula (Bonpl.) DC. det. S. S. Renner, 1986

Macairea mosenii Cogn. det. J. J. Wurdack

Location:

Brazil. São Paulo. Mogi Guaçú Mun. Campos das Sete Lagoas. Fazenda Campininha, just north of Rio Moji-Guaçu 4 km NNW of Padua Sales (About 27 km NW of city of Moji-Mirim). Alt. 575 - 625 m. (1886 - 2051 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. Eiten 1743 with L. T. Eiten, 23 Mar 1960

Description:

Shrub 1 m. tall. Petals rose-violet with red spot at base of each. Anthers red, filaments & style lt. green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Campo cerrado (a type of scrubby woodland originally) on upland, or very rarely forest. open marsh or dense secondary forest "mata" along the streams. This habitat: dryish soil, open transition belt between cerrado & marsh.

Other:

Specimen Notes: all duplicates from one plant

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 520906
GUID: 62d6fcc7-1557-4c3b-a9c8-0cf8e0ec70a6

Map:

Coordinates: (-22.242, -47.142)

Distribution:

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