Hancornia speciosa Gomes

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Hancornia speciosa Gomes

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 6266 with T. R. Soderstrom, 19 Sep 1964

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Cia. Fercal, ca. 20 km. E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado margin. Occasional.

  • Description

    Gnarled tree 3 m tall, with copious latex. Fruit purplish green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 971424

    Occurrence ID: ba0bd9b0-ecc7-4310-9484-07ec00f17485

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hancornia speciosa Gomes det F. Markgraf, 1966

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Cia. Fercal, ca. 20 km. E. of Brasília.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 - 1000 m. (2297 - 3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.58, -47.88

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Literature. Coordinates represent the location of Fercal, a cement factory NE of Brasília.

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No. 6266
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
Hancornia speciosa Gomez
Det.: F. Markgraf, 1966
00971424
Gnarled tree 3 m. tall* with copious
latex. Fruit purplish green. Cereado
margin, Gheprta du Ooiitageiii, ca. 20
km. E. of Brasilia. Occasional*	£t«noJL
BOTANICAL
GARDEN^
Elev. 700-1000m
H. S. Irwin A T. R. Söderström September 19, 1964
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universid*de de Brasilia.
Supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation.