Helicteres corylifolia Nees & Mart.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Helicteres corylifolia Nees & Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 4748 with Liene T. Eiten, 26 May 1962

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas adn Parnaíba. Santa Bárbara, due SSE of Lorêto, on shore of Rio Parnaíba.

  • Habitat

    Weedy sugar cane plantation (originally a babaçu palm grove) on flat river plain, less than 1 km wide, several meters above river level, covered with dense babaçu palm grove. [See label for further habitat description].

  • Description

    Shrub 2.5 m tall. Calyx & corolla scarlet. Staminal column red, free filaments red, anthers dark red, stigma red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00946956

    Occurrence ID: ce8e0975-a5e3-475d-a6d6-b107e201d69a

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Lorêto Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas adn Parnaíba. Santa Bárbara, due SSE of Lorêto, on shore of Rio Parnaíba.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.5, -45.05

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