Hyptis cuniloides Epling

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Hyptis cuniloides Epling

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 19180 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos, & R. S. Pinheiro., 01 Mar 1977

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Morro do Chapeu. Rio do Ferro Doido, 10.5 km. S.E. of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo.

  • Habitat

    With water-worn horizontally bedded sandstone at soil surface, with damp sand, sedge-marsh, exposed rock and waterfall. Vegetation open scrub to closed low woodland in drier areas.

  • Description

    Spindly shrub to ca. 1.5 m with straight erect stems and branches. Leaves slightly fleshy, grey-green, slightly rugose, grey beneath. Slightly aromatic. Calyx dark blackish-purplish-tinged or greenish. Corolla blue with darker central band surrounded on each side by white on two upper lobes and 2 laterals. labellum rather dark blue. Fruiting. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00499677

    Occurrence ID: a4896c23-a13f-4e94-8442-18b11f6a3220

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hyptis cuniloides Epling det R. M. Harley

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Morro do Chapeu. Rio do Ferro Doido, 10.5 km. S.E. of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.63, -41.03

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