Filed As:

Lythraceae
Cuphea sessilifolia Mart. subsp. sessilifolia

All Determinations:

Cuphea sessilifolia Mart. subsp. sessilifolia det. T. B. Cavalcanti, Feb 1990

Location:

Brazil. Bahia. Serra do rio de Contas. 18 km W.N.W. along road from Vila do Rio de Contas to the Pico das Almas. Alt. 1300 m. (4265 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. M. Harley 19811 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos, & R. S. Pinheiro, 21 Mar 1977

Description:

Wiry shrub to 30 cm. Leaves rigid, mid-green, paler beneath. Calyx tube yellow-green with reddish veins and with purple-tinged mouth. Corolla magenta. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Closed cerrado and adjoining grassland and marsh. This plant growing in marsh.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 445725
GUID: 339bb0ca-63e7-4d00-9c68-0dff4cd70810

Map:

Coordinates: (-13.55, -41.88)

Distribution:

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