Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Ruellia geminiflora Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 4639 with D. Ackerley, C. A. Cid, J. Guedes & R. P. Lima, 27 Oct 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Mato Grosso. Poconé Mun. Pantanal. 50 km S of Poconé on Transpantaneira (MT060) to Porto Jofre.

  • Habitat

    Open cerrado and campo, dry now, but apparently often flooded; throughout savanna.

  • Description

    Herb. Flowers pale blue/purple. Fruit reddish, pubescent. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 930491

    Occurrence ID: 6aeb848e-c43e-4507-b558-593262602d89

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ruellia geminiflora Kunth det D. C. Wasshausen, 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Mato Grosso

  • County/Municipio

    Poconé Mun.

  • Locality

    Pantanal. 50 km S of Poconé on Transpantaneira (MT060) to Porto Jofre.

  • Coordinates

    -16.72, -56.83

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Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
No. 4639	Acanthaceae
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Brazil. Mato Grosso: Mun. Poconé: Pantanal. 50 km S
of Poconé on Transpantaneira(MT060) to Porto Jofre.
Open cerrado and campo, dry now, but apparently
often flooded. 16°43'S, 56°50'W.
Herb throughout savanna. Flowers pale blue/purple.
Fruit reddish, pubescent.
W.Thomas, D. Ackerley, C.A. Cid	27 Oct 1985
J. Guedes, R.P. Lima.
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
00930491