Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 9589 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 27 Oct 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km N.E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Steep cerrado hillside.

  • Description

    Herb with fleshy roots, to 10 cm. tall. Corolla pale lavender. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 930479

    Occurrence ID: cae13cd7-40ba-4acb-a8a7-76c9a3905fbb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km N.E. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.6555, -47.7847

  • 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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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
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Herb with fleshy roots, to 10 cm. tall.
Corolla pale lavender. Steep cerrado
hillside, Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km.
N. E. of Brasilia, D. F. Elevation 1000 m,
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos
2? October 1965>
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia,
Institute Atfronomico do Norte, and the Minis tirio da Agriculture. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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