Filed As:

Zingiberaceae
Renealmia thyrsoidea (Ruiz & Pav.) Poepp. & Endl. subsp. thyrsoidea

All Determinations:

Renealmia thyrsoidea (Ruiz & Pav.) Poepp. & Endl. subsp. thyrsoidea det. P. J. M. Maas, 01 May 2001

Common Names:

assafroa

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Chandless, tributary of Rio Purus, right bank, just downstream from Igarapé Canamari.

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 10190 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima, E. Consuelo, 29 Mar 1999

Description:

terrestrial herb. Herb, shoots to 3.8 m long, inflorescences arising from ground, bracts red, becoming darker red, calyx red, corolla yellow. Few flowers open. On steep slope. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Primary forest on steeply hilly terrain, parts of non-inundated areas reportedly regenerating from arborescent bamboo die-back two years ago.

Feature Notes:

photo

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 569401
GUID: fdcf8191-8a72-47a1-a24b-0c4c2fdd5d93

Map:

Coordinates: (-9.3917, -69.955)

Distribution:

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