Hancornia speciosa Gomes

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Hancornia speciosa Gomes

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 7847 with M. T. Kalin Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 24 Mar 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. São João d'Aliança Mun. 4 km by road E of São João da Aliança. Serra Geral do Paraná.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado. open, rocky cerrado traversed by stream.

  • Description

    Spreading, drooping tree 1.5 m tall and 3 m across; stems with abundant latex; fruit green and red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 970877

    Occurrence ID: 5906c874-1d9b-4bad-9ce4-a3668b95c87c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hancornia speciosa Gomes det J. A. Kallunki, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    São João d'Aliança Mun.

  • Locality

    4 km by road E of São João da Aliança. Serra Geral do Paraná.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.7, -47.4973

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. No road heading east appears on IBGE map. Coordinate calculated for a point directly east of S. J. da Aliança.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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