Rhodospatha rubropunctata Croat

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Rhodospatha rubropunctata Croat sp. nov.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 8765 with M. Silveira, D. Costa, A. R. S. Oliveira L. Lima, C. S. Figueiredo, C. Ehringhaus, 24 Nov 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Basin of Rio Juruá, Rio Tarauacá, left bank, Reserva Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Samaúma.

  • Habitat

    Forest on terra firme. Rare.

  • Description

    terrestrial herb. Succulent terrestrial herb, bract (sheath) subtending inflorescence pale green, spathe white, soon falling, infructescences arching over stream. One population seen. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 472029

    Occurrence ID: 3a56e6e0-580e-4e11-a734-c0fc1c5e8eff

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Juruá, Rio Tarauacá, left bank, Reserva Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Samaúma.

  • Coordinates

    -8.3839, -71.2878

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The New York Botanical Garden
Rhodospatha rubropunctata Croat
det. Tom Croat, 1998
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8765	Araceae
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Tarauacâ: Basin of Rio Juruâ, Rio
Tarauacâ, left bank, Reserva Indigena Praia do Carapanâ,
Seringal Universo, Colocaçâo Samaüma. 8°23’2"S,
71°17’16"W. Forest on terra firme.
Succulent terrestrial herb, bract (sheath) subtending
inflorescence pale green, spathe white, soon falling,
infructescences arching over stream. One population seen.
Rare.
D. C. Daly, M. Silveira, D. Costa, A. R. S. Oliveira,
L. Lima, C. S. Figueiredo & C. Ehringhaus 24 Nov 1995
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Supported by the National Science Foundation
00472029