Mabea elegans Rusby

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Mabea elegans Rusby

  • Collector(s)

    G. T. Prance 18024 with W. C. Steward, F. A. Bisby, C. C. Berg, O. P. Monteiro, J. F. Ramos, 17 Sep 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Rio Cuieras near Jarada.

  • Habitat

    Low forest. White sand, varzea.

  • Description

    Shrub, 3 m tall. Buds green, inflorescence puprple, fruit red with green lines, latex white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01418721

    Occurrence ID: ce104893-54e3-4135-809b-3654cf14ffaa

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mabea elegans Rusby det H.-J. Esser, 1993

    Mabea
    Note: [INPA det.]

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Rio Cuieras near Jarada

  • Coordinates

    -2.69966, -60.3529

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    952.035

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to the land adjacent to the geographic center of Lago Jarada. Using Google Maps, located Lago Jarada along Rio Cuieiras. Approximated the geographic center of the lake, then used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates along the adjacent land to the south of the lake. Used measurement tool (Google Maps) to measure the linear extent from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of Lago Jarada. Used linear extent as uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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Field work supported in greater part by the National Science Foundation.
Specimens distributed to: INPA, NY, U, US, K, S, MG, P, A, R, P, M,
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Mabea elegans Rusby
rev. H.-J. Esser	Hamburg 1993
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTTTUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZONIA
Plants of Brazilian Amazonia
State of Amazonas
Rio Cuieras
No. 18021+
Mabea logifolia (Britt.) Pax & K. Hoffm.
det. W. Plant, 1978
Low forest along Rio Cuieras near Jarada.
White sand, varzea. Shrub, 3m. tall.
Buds green, inflorescence purple, fruit
red with green lines, latex white.
G., T. Prance, C. C. Berg, F. A. Bisby,
W. C. Steward, O.P. Monteiro & J. F. Ramos Sept* 17y 1978
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