Filed As:
Euphorbiaceae
Pera coccinea (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
Euphorbiaceae
Pera coccinea (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
Location:
Brazil. Mato Grosso. Small lake near W. shore of Rio Suia Missù, c. 20 km N. of the ferry & c. 50 km NNW of base camp.
Brazil. Mato Grosso. Small lake near W. shore of Rio Suia Missù, c. 20 km N. of the ferry & c. 50 km NNW of base camp.
Description:
tree. Twiggy tree, or shrub to c. 5m with rather smooth stems, branching from near the base. Leaves leathery dark green glossy above, paler beneath. Flowers borne on the bare branches below the terminally clustered leaves. Flowers borne in a fleshy flattened globose inflated bract, usually yellow sometimes turning orange.
tree. Twiggy tree, or shrub to c. 5m with rather smooth stems, branching from near the base. Leaves leathery dark green glossy above, paler beneath. Flowers borne on the bare branches below the terminally clustered leaves. Flowers borne in a fleshy flattened globose inflated bract, usually yellow sometimes turning orange.
Habitat:
Lakeside margin, overhanging the water, subject to flooding.
Lakeside margin, overhanging the water, subject to flooding.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 870694
GUID: 5a408ce3-b496-477b-b6e3-178504c8ec91
NY Barcode: 870694
GUID: 5a408ce3-b496-477b-b6e3-178504c8ec91
Map:
Coordinates: (-12.82, -51.77)
Coordinates: (-12.82, -51.77)