Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 6312 with M. T. Kalin Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 05 Mar 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun. Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 1 km E of Alto Paraíso on road to Nova Roma.

  • Habitat

    region of mesophytic forest along stream and on hill above, changing to cerrado on higher, drier slopes; understory in forest.

  • Description

    Slender tree 4 m tall; fruit green, maturing white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 949123

    Occurrence ID: 29e9cf5b-8f40-4b70-a007-f1517a054c9c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. det J. H. Kirkbride Jr., 1976

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun.

  • Locality

    Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 1 km E of Alto Paraíso on road to Nova Roma

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 m. (4265 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.1103, -47.5103

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Locality info says "1 km E...", but road heads slightly NE.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
M. T. Kalin Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
Estado de Goiás
Chapada dos Veadeiros
Chiococca alba (L.) Hitch.
Det.J.K irkbride, 1976
1 km E of Alto Paraíso on road to Nova Roma;
elev. ca. 1300 m; region of mesophytic forest
along stream and on hill above, changing to
cerrado on higher, drier slopes.
Slender tree U m tall; fruit green, maturing
white; understory in forest.
William R. Anderson
March 1973
Field work supported in put by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Unirersidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Exp crimen tac&o Agricola do Norte.
00949123