Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 6247 with T. R. Soderstrom, 19 Sep 1964

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Cia. Fercal, ca. 20 km. E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Steep campo slope bordering gallery forest. Occasional.

  • Description

    Subshrub or small shrub 30-40 cm tall. Co violet. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 930404

    Occurrence ID: 2dab0d1a-22e6-4152-b758-7704d6ea1e61

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh. det D. C. Wasshausen, 1965

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Cia. Fercal, ca. 20 km. E. of Brasília.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 - 1000 m. (2297 - 3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.58, -47.88

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Literature. Coordinates represent the location of Fercal, a cement factory NE of Brasília.

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No. 62li7
Ruallia (Dipteraeanthus) nitens (Nees)
Det. D. Wasshausen, 1965
Subshrub or small shrub 30-U0cm tall» Co
violet. Steep campo slope bordering gallery
forest, Chapada da Contagem, ca, 20km E* of
Brasilia*
Occasional*
Elev. 700-1000m
H. S. Irwin & T. R. Söderström	September 19, 1964
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Univeraidade de Brasilia.
Supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00930404