Filed As:

Rubiaceae
Faramea nitida Benth.

All Determinations:

Faramea nitida Benth. det. J. H. Kirkbride Jr., 1976
Note: ! C.M. Taylor, 2004

Location:

Brazil. Goiás. Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun. Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 16-17 km by road N of Alto Paraíso. Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. R. Anderson 6634 with M. T. Kalin Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 08 Mar 1973

Description:

Shrub 2m tall; corolla blue; fruit green, maturing blue-black. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

wet sand by stream; region of grassy cerrado with "Mimosa" trees, sloping down to cerrado among blocky sandstone.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1005068
GUID: 37f5c63f-cbf7-46c1-894f-89421247a62a

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Online gazetteer (Locality info says "ca. 16-17 km E...", but road heads NE. Coordinates calculated for a point 16.5 km NE..)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 5000
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-14.0122, -47.4118)

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