Machaonia brasiliensis (Hoffmanns. ex Humb.) Cham. & Schltdl.

Authority

Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

Family

Rubiaceae

Scientific Name

Machaonia brasiliensis (Hoffmanns. ex Humb.) Cham. & Schltdl.

Description

Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Brazil and southern Venezuela. BRAZIL. Pará: delta of the Amazon near Trapiche Hypolito, 24-25 Aug 1934, Krukoff 5869; Rio Tocantins, Fazenda Porto da Bazar, Municipio de Igarapé-Mirim, 5 Jul 1935, Drouet 2015. Mato Grosso: Morro do Ernesto, Cuyabá, 1839, Martius herb. no. 597. Without state: Rio Pilhoens, Pohl 2443; Burchell SA 72-2, 8472. VENEZUELA. Bolívar: river banks, La Paragua, alt 240 m, 1943, Cardona 684.

Discussion

Cinchona brasiliensis Hoffmannseg ex Humb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. Mag. 1: 104, 119. 1807.

Type. Brazil, Sellow.

Distribution

Distribution. Brazil and southern Venezuela.

Brazil South America| Venezuela South America|