Filed As:

Acanthaceae
Aphelandra hylaea Leonard

All Determinations:

Acanthaceae

Aphelandra hylaea Leonard det. D. C. Wasshausen, 15 Jan 2005

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Manoel Urbano Mun. Rio Chandless (tributary of Rio Purus), right bank, "Canamarí.".

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 11435 with R. Callejas, D. P. Gomes Silva, R. Saraiva, E. C. Oliveira, A. J. B. Santos, 19 Mar 2002

Description:

terrestrial. Little-branched coarse herb to 60 cm, inflorescence bracts red, corolla red except throat orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

"Baixo" -- low terraces possibly flooded occasionally by overflowing streams, with semi-closed canopy including Hura, Moraceae, trunked palms, Sterculia, Eschweilera; understory with Marantaceae and Araceae); and surrounding slopes (with Averrhoidium, Couroupita, Moraceae, Annonaceae, Pouteria).

Identifiers:

GUID: 8dca606f-8456-4410-9760-429c042932c9

Map:

Coordinates: (-9.3833, -69.9447)

Distribution:

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