Filed As:
Rubiaceae
Faramea capillipes Müll.Arg.
Rubiaceae
Faramea capillipes Müll.Arg.
Location:
Brazil. Mato Grosso. Rio Suia Missú, c. 40 km. N.W. of base camp, by the ferry.
Brazil. Mato Grosso. Rio Suia Missú, c. 40 km. N.W. of base camp, by the ferry.
Description:
Erect shrub to c. 2m. with opposite ascending branches. Bark pale brown, lightly fissured. Leaves yellow green slightly glossy, leathery. Flower buds creamy yellow, conical with acute apex. Calyx green. Open flowers with reflexed waxy petals fragrant. Anthers dark blackish. Stigma conical white. Flowers rather reminiscent of those of "Solanum nigrum". Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
Erect shrub to c. 2m. with opposite ascending branches. Bark pale brown, lightly fissured. Leaves yellow green slightly glossy, leathery. Flower buds creamy yellow, conical with acute apex. Calyx green. Open flowers with reflexed waxy petals fragrant. Anthers dark blackish. Stigma conical white. Flowers rather reminiscent of those of "Solanum nigrum". Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
Habitat:
Dry forest.
Dry forest.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 950077
GUID: a24273ae-7d35-4064-b4f0-1ba296cec2ae
NY Barcode: 950077
GUID: a24273ae-7d35-4064-b4f0-1ba296cec2ae
Map:
Coordinates: (-12.82, -51.77)
Coordinates: (-12.82, -51.77)