Chomelia obtusa Cham. & Schltdl.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chomelia obtusa Cham. & Schltdl.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 28129 with S. F. da Fonseca, R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, J. Ramos, 23 Mar 1970

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Diamantina Mun. Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 15 km N. of São João da Chapada.

  • Habitat

    Cut-over slope forest.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 3m tall. Corolla dull purplish yellow. Fruit green, maturing violet-black. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 949053

    Occurrence ID: 3bf9c843-667b-415a-a653-43b28da5243b

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Diamantina Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 15 km N. of São João da Chapada

  • Elevation

    Alt. 975 m. (3199 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.999, -43.6812

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Bspinhafo
No. 28129 Qkomelia obtusa Cham. & Schl,
Det. J. A. Steyermark, 1971
Shrub ca. 3m tall. Corolla dull purplish
yellow. Fruit green, maturing violet-black.
Cut-over slope forest^ ca. 15>km N. of
Sao Joao da Chapada. £Lev. 97Sm.
. Irwin, S. F. da FonsSca,
ouza, R. Reis dos Santos,	_
lamos	23 March
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Unfcrarsidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimenta$eo Agrfcofifa do Norte, supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00949053