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, with water-worn horizontally bedded sandstone at soil surface, with damp sand, sedge-marsh, exposed rock and waterfall. Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)
Collector(s):

R. M. Harley 19185 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos & R. S. Pinheiro, 01 Mar 1977
Description:

Bushy shrub to 2 m. with stems bare below. Leaves rigid, spreading mid-green, slightly paler beneath. Sepals yellow green. Petals bright magenta. Anthers dark golden yellow. Stigma yellow with pinkish style. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:

With water-worn horizontally bedded sandstone at soil surface, with damp sand, sedge-marsh, exposed rock and waterfall. Vegetation open scrub to closed low woodland in drier areas.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 522540
GUID: 83d57c55-6b3b-4011-804e-c286177c4ad9
Map:

Coordinates: (-11.63, -41.03)

Distribution:

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