Euphorbia caecorum Mart. ex Boiss.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Euphorbia caecorum Mart. ex Boiss.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 8655 with R. Souza & R. Reis dos Santos, 25 Sep 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Ca. 20 km S. of Brasília, rd. to Goiânia, near Rio Melchior.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado.

  • Description

    herb. Herb to 10cm tall, with copious white latex. Flowers white. Fruit light green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 870477

    Occurrence ID: beacfe6e-d8dc-4b39-83f5-af9427fc2f0c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Ca. 20 km S. of Brasília, rd. to Goiânia, near Rio Melchior

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1125 m. (3691 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.8789, -48.0355

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Herb to 10 cm. tall, with copious white
latex. Flowers white. Fruit light green.
Cerrado, ca. 20 km. S. of Brasilia on
road to Goi&iia, near Rio Melchoir,
Elevation 1125 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos
25 September 1965
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia,
Institute Agronomico do Norte, and the Ministério da Agriculture. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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