Ditassa eximia Decne.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Ditassa eximia Decne.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8456 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 10 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Habitat

    Steep rocky (quartzite) hillside sloping down to gallery forest, with seeps and sedge meadows just above forest.

  • Description

    Herbaceous vine among rocks on hillside; stems with latex; petals off-white, externally red-dish; corona white; visited by wasp. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 971648

    Occurrence ID: ff354871-52c8-4aca-9a58-fd2363a10aa1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ditassa eximia Decne. det D. L. Spellman, 1976
    Note: ! S. Liede & U. Meve, 3/1/2001

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 m. (4593 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.365, -43.7204

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Diamantina from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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mew YORK BOTANICAL C^DEN
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2001-03-01
Ditassa eximia Decne.
det./conf. S. Liede & U. Meve University of Bayreuth
PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO. BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. HiM, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinha^o
Ditassa eximia Dene,
det. D. L. Spellman, 1976
Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to
Curvelo; elev. li+00 m; steep rocky (quartzite)
hillside sloping down to gallery forest, with
seeps and sedge meadows just above forest.
Herbaceous vine among rocks on hillside; stems
with latex; petals off-white, externally red-
dish; corona white; visited by wasp.
William R. Anderson 8^56	10 April 1973
Field work supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Institute de Peaquisaa e Experimenta?ao Agricola do Norte.
00971648