Mouriri elliptica Mart.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Mouriri elliptica Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Ratter R.6698 with S. Bridgewater, E. Cardoso, J. Fonseca et al., 30 Jun 1993

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Carolina Mun. Transect area, Fazenda Madeira, approximately 17 km N of Carolina.

  • Habitat

    Rather open campo cerrado on very sandy soil.

  • Description

    Shrub, 4 m tall with a widely branched form; middle and largest trunk 12 cm dbh. Bark grey, scaling in fairly regular, vertically elongate reticulum. Flowers with creamy white sepals and petals, bright pale yellow anthers and pale lemon interior of the hypanthium. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00926258

    Occurrence ID: 48722935-aa88-45cf-851c-6eb03d787151

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Mouriri elliptica Mart.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Carolina Mun.

  • Locality

    Transect area, Fazenda Madeira, approximately 17 km N of Carolina.

  • Coordinates

    -7.18, -47.42

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