Filed As:

Amaranthaceae
Gomphrena vaga Mart.

All Determinations:

Gomphrena vaga Mart. det. J. C. de Siqueira, 1989
Note: !M. Nee, 2000

Gomphrena holosericea Moq. det. C. C. Townsend, 1976

Location:

Brazil. Bahia. 41 km. N. of Senhor do Bonfim on the BA 130 highway to Juazeiro. Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. M. Harley 16386 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 26 Feb 1974

Description:

Climbing shrub with long sprawling stems to ca. 3 m. Leaves dull green above, grey-green beneath. Flowers whitish-green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Dry hillside with quartzitic metamorphic rocks and damp sandy river bed with surrounding caatinga.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 493416
GUID: ea7632cb-0f8c-47e9-9977-cb77f4ac0612

Map:

Coordinates: (-10.08, -40.22)

Distribution:

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