Hillia parasitica Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Hillia parasitica Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 35914 with M. Stieber, J. H. Kirkbride Jr., S. G. da Fonsêca, R. Souza, J. Fonsêca Filho, 13 Feb 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, eastern slopes of Pico do Itambé.

  • Habitat

    cool, shaded woods; steep-sided grassy, shrubby, or wooded slopes with sandstone outcrops, sloping down to a deep, shaded box canyon with vertical walls and subterranean drainage.

  • Description

    Vine or scrambling shrub; corolla white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 950408

    Occurrence ID: 6c2859bd-a7ba-4a95-bcf9-2ab280105a71

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hillia parasitica Jacq. det J. H. Kirkbride Jr., 1976
    Note: ! C.M. Taylor, XI 1989

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, eastern slopes of Pico do Itambé

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1310 m. (4298 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.4319, -43.3919

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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N°. 35911,
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinhago
Hillia parasitica Jacq.
Det.J.H.Kirkbride, 1976
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00950408
Vine or scrambling shrub; corolla white; cool,
shaded woods. Eastern slopes of Pico do Itambe,
elev. ca. 1310m; steep-sided grassy, shrubby,
or wooded slopes with sandstone outcrops,
sloping down to a deep, shaded box canyon with
vertical wa 11s and subterranean drainage.
W.R. Anderson, M. Stieber, J.H. Kirkbride, Jr.
13 February
1972
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agricola do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
00950408