Caperonia castaneifolia (L.) A.St.-Hil.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Caperonia castaneifolia (L.) A.St.-Hil.

  • Collector(s)

    T. C. Plowman 12076 with E. W. Davis, C. A. Cid, I. L. Amaral, J. Lima & J. Guedes, 02 Dec 1982

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Tefé Mun. Banks of Lago Tefé.

  • Description

    Erect herb on sandy shore. Stems inflated. Flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01301094

    Occurrence ID: cdcb7daf-3d89-4b63-bf1e-0a23decd297d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Tefé Mun.

  • Locality

    Banks of Lago Tefé

  • Coordinates

    -3.44917, -64.8793

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    34711.4

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to the land adjacent to the geographic center of Lago Tefé in Amazonas, BR. Using Google Maps - Satellite View, located Lago Tefé. Used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates of the approximate geographic center of the lake, on the adjacent land on the east side of the lake. Used Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to find linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of Lago Tefé. Used linear extent as uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PROGRAMA FLORA PROJETO FLORA AMAZÓNICA EUPHORB .
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÓNIA - MANAUS
BRAZIL: State of Amazonas
No. 12076 Caperonia castaneifolia (L.) St. Hi 1.
det. L. Gillespie 1997
MUNICÌPIO DE TEFÉ: Tefé. Banks of Lago Tefé. Approx. 3°22'S., 64°42'W
Erect herb on sandy shore. Stems inflated.
Flowers white.
Coll. T. Plowman, E. W. Davis, C. A. Cid,
I. L. Amaral, J. Lima & J. Guedes	2 Dec. 1982
Hants collected under the joint sponsorship ol the National Science Foundation Latin American collaborative
program and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvímento Científico e Tecnológico, in collaboration with the In-
stituto Nacional de Pesquisas de Amazonia ? Manaus.
01301094