Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 8306 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 14 Sep 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Córrego Urubú, W slopes of Chapada da Contagem, ca. 10 km. E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado. Gallery forest and adjacent burned-over cerrado.

  • Description

    Low herb, sessile to 20cm. tall, leaves absent to several. Corolla lavender-violet to nearly white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 930468

    Occurrence ID: 16953215-2c43-4563-9ef0-fea219f5a0d2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ruellia geminiflora Kunth det D. C. Wasshausen, 1967

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Córrego Urubú, W slopes of Chapada da Contagem, ca. 10 km. E. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.7833, -47.8234

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasília determined from ADL, offset calculated on MANIS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	^
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No. 8306
Ruellia geniniflora H.B.K.
Det* D.C. Wasshausen, 1967
Low herb, sessile to 20 cm. tall, leaves
absent to several. Corolla lavender-
violet to nearly white. Cerrado. Gallery-
fore st and adjacent burned-over cerrado,
C6rrego Urubu, wet slopes of Chapada da
Contagem, ca. 10 km. E. of Brasilia, D.F.
R. Reis do, Santos_lit September 196S
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia,
Institute Agronòmico do Norte, and the Ministério da Agricultura. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00930468