Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 15871 with J. W. Grear, Jr., R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 15 May 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Ca. 30 km N. E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Gallery forest and adjacent cerrado.

  • Description

    Twining herbaceous vine, the stems to ca. 3 m. long. Corolla yellow-orange, purple at base. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 930532

    Occurrence ID: 180a3681-ed40-40e6-bb14-37e566536c80

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims det D. C. Wasshausen, 1967

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Ca. 30 km N. E. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 950 m. (3117 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.5916, -47.7187

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasilia from Species Link, 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. 1J871
Thunbergia alata Bojer
Det. D«C. Wasshausen, 196?
Twining herbaceous vine, the stems to ca.
3 m# long. Corolla yellow-orange,
purple at base# Gallery forest and
adjacent cerrado, ca# 30 km* N.E. of
Brasilia, D*F. Elevation 950 nw
H. S. Irwin, J. W. Grear, Jr.,
R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos	May 1966
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Unlversidade de Brasilia.
Institute Agronflmico do Norte, and the Mlnistlrio da Agriculture. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00930532