Filed As:

Apocynaceae
Ditassa retusa Mart.

All Determinations:

Ditassa retusa Mart. det. A. Rapini, 5/4/2002

Ditassa umbellata Decne. det. R. Callejas Posada, 1981

Location:

Brazil. Minas Gerais. 25 km by road NE of Diamantina, 2 km W of Rio Jequití. Serra do Espinhaço. Alt. 790 m. (2592 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. R. Anderson 8351 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 09 Apr 1973

Description:

Herbaceous vine in trees; stems with latex; flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Dense cerrado on rocky (quartzite) hillside and woods along stream; soil sandy.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 971695
GUID: 3f9fcff7-f32a-43c0-af80-4b33b41f1e25

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Online gazetteer (Diamantina coordinates from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 5000
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-18.0903, -43.4328)

Distribution:

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