Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Cryptostegia grandiflora R.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 21527 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. L. Hage & H. S. Brito, 19 Apr 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Basin of the Upper São Francisco River. Fazenda Imbuzeiro da Onça, ca. 8 km from Bom Jesus da Lapa, on the by-road to Calderão. F4.

  • Habitat

    Caatinga with cultivation.

  • Description

    ?Cultivated shrub to 2.5 m, with white altex. Leaves strongly coriaceous, dark green, corolla pinkish purple. Fruit bright green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1015191

    Occurrence ID: 20665045-e6d1-45f0-89cf-75db79e48213

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Basin of the Upper São Francisco River. Fazenda Imbuzeiro da Onça, ca. 8 km from Bom Jesus da Lapa, on the by-road to Calderão. F4.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.15, -43.37

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
"01015191
BOTANICAL
^ARDE^
r.M. Harley, G.L.Bromley, A. M.De Carvalho, J.L.Hage, &. H. S. Brito
in Harley No. 'itsm
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Cardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March-June, 1980
Apocynaceae -
Basin ot the Upper S&o Francisco River.
Fazenda Imbuzeiro da Onja, ca. 8 km. from
Bom Jesus da Lapa, on by-road to Calderao.
Caatinga with cultivation.
Alt. ca. 500 m. approx. 43°22*W, 13°09'S. F4
?Cultivated shrub to 2.5 m. with white latex .
Leaves strongly coriaceous,dark green above,
pale beneath. Calyx pale green, corolla
pinkish purple. Fruit bright green.
19 Aprijl 1980 R.M. Harley 21527
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
01015191