Filed As:
Lythraceae
Cuphea pulchra Moric.
Lythraceae
Cuphea pulchra Moric.
Location:
Brazil. Bahia. Serra do Rio de Contas. Between 2.5 and 5 km S of Vila do Rio de Contas on sode road to W of the road to Livramento, leading to the Rio Brumado. Alt. 980 m. (3215 ft.)
Brazil. Bahia. Serra do Rio de Contas. Between 2.5 and 5 km S of Vila do Rio de Contas on sode road to W of the road to Livramento, leading to the Rio Brumado. Alt. 980 m. (3215 ft.)
Collector(s):
R. M. Harley 20112 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos & R. S. Pinheiro, 28 Mar 1977
R. M. Harley 20112 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos & R. S. Pinheiro, 28 Mar 1977
Description:
Spindly brittle-stemmed shrub. Leaves rather pale green, paler beneath, viscid. Calyx tube bright orange-pink with pale whitish green distal end. Filaments red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Spindly brittle-stemmed shrub. Leaves rather pale green, paler beneath, viscid. Calyx tube bright orange-pink with pale whitish green distal end. Filaments red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Rocky riverside with rapids, riverine vegetation, cerrado with sandstone outcrops and some grassland areas subject to flooding, but dry at time of collection. This plant growing among rocks in cerrado.
Rocky riverside with rapids, riverine vegetation, cerrado with sandstone outcrops and some grassland areas subject to flooding, but dry at time of collection. This plant growing among rocks in cerrado.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 645187
GUID: c3aba868-2616-45a2-9f75-c5e44c0f7e85
NY Barcode: 645187
GUID: c3aba868-2616-45a2-9f75-c5e44c0f7e85
Map:
Coordinates: (-13.6, -41.83)
Coordinates: (-13.6, -41.83)