Eriotheca

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Eriotheca

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 9843 with A. Carvalho & A. Amorim, 10 May 1993

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ilhéus Mun. On road to Vila Brasil, 10 km west of junction with BA 001, the junction ca 40 km south of Ilhéus, just north of the Rio Acuipe.

  • Habitat

    Southern Bahian Wet Forest, with restinga elements. Red clay.

  • Description

    Tree, 14 m, leaves coriaceous, shiny yellow-green above, paler beneath; calyx very dark green-brown; corolla and filaments pale creamy yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00998006

    Occurrence ID: 35a00532-cd8a-4cde-8193-47f1be7efe82

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eriotheca det J. A. Kallunki, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ilhéus Mun.

  • Locality

    On road to Vila Brasil, 10 km west of junction with BA 001, the junction ca 40 km south of Ilhéus, just north of the Rio Acuipe

  • Coordinates

    -15.1, -39.07

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
BOTANICAL
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00998006
No. 9843	BOMBACACEAE
Eriotheca
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BRAZIL. Bahia: Mun. Ilheus. On road to
Vila Brasil, 10 km west of junction with BA
001, the junction ca 40 km south of Ilheus,
just north of the Rio Acuipe. 15°06*S,
39o04’W. Southern Bahian wet forest with
restinga elements. Forest on red clay.
Tree, 14 m, leaves coriaceous, shiny
yellow-green above, paler beneath; calyx
very dark green-brown; corolla and filaments
pale creamy yellow. Photo.
W. Thomas, A. Carvalho & A. Amorim
10 May 1993
Supported by the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundati«
00998006