Chiococca

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chiococca

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 23497 with R. Reis dos Santos, R. Souza & S. F. da Fonseca, 18 Feb 1969

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 5 km north of Grão Mogol.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado thickets. Sandstone gorge with steep slopes, supporting cerrado and low woods.

  • Description

    Slender shrub to ca. 3m tall. Fruit basally pink, apically white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 949076

    Occurrence ID: 389be656-8efe-4e0e-ba49-399be184e27c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chiococca

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 5 km north of Grão Mogol

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.5906, -42.9192

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Eatado de Minas Genus
Serra do Espinhaso
No. 231*97
Chiococca
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Slender shrub to ca. 3m tall. Fruit
basally pink, apically white* Cerrado
thickets. Sandstone gorge with steep
slopes, supporting cerrado and low
woods, ca. 5km north of Grao Mogol.
Elev. 950 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Reis dos Santos,	, Q „ ,
R. Souza, & S. F. da Fonseca	-**0 February
1969
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the TJniversidade de Brasilia and
the Institute de Pesquisas e Experimentasao do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.