Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC. var. edulis

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC. var. edulis

  • Collector(s)

    E. P. Heringer 14097 with George Eiten, 19 Dec 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Caldas Novas Mun. At headwaters of the creek, Rio Quente, near hotel, "Pousada do Rio Quente", halfway up creek valley carved into west side of the Serra de Caldas (a flat-topped batholithic dome), 13 km WSW of city of Caldas Novas.

  • Habitat

    Open "cerradão" xeromorphic tree-woodland at edge of creek. [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    shrub 1 ½ - 2 m tall. Corolla tube light green; lower (dorsal) surface of limbs light green where exposed in bud & white where it was covered; upper (ventral) surface of limbs white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 948887

    Occurrence ID: 8fa63147-5550-4c0b-b5c5-3b8237c09340

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Caldas Novas Mun.

  • Locality

    At headwaters of the creek, Rio Quente, near hotel, "Pousada do Rio Quente", halfway up creek valley carved into west side of the Serra de Caldas (a flat-topped batholithic dome), 13 km WSW of city of Caldas Novas.

  • Coordinates

    -17.8, -48.75

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Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A. Rich, in DC.
var. edulis
Det. P.G. Delprete & C. Persson, 2003
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Alibertia eJvlis
Hunicipio de Caldas !Tova3t at headwaters of
the creek, Rio Quente, at the hotel, "Pousada
do Rio Quente1', at the foot of we3t side of
the Serra de Calda3 (a flat-topped batholi-
thic done), 13 km &*e I7STT of city of CALDAS
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Open "cerradao" ieroaorphic tree-woodiand at
edge of creek. Host of ground covered with
low outcropping weathered quart site rocks.
Trees rooting 'between rocks* herbs rooting
taainly in thin soil above rock blocks buried
in ground. Soil brown with humus.
This nei shrub 1 l/2 -> 2 ra tall. Corolla
tube light green; lower, (dorsal) surface of
limbs light green where exposed in bud &
white were it was covered; upper (ventral)
surface of limbs white.
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