Posoqueria longiflora Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Posoqueria longiflora Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 5434 with C.A. Cid & E. Fiuza Lima, 09 Jul 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Presidente Figuereido: Represa de Balbina along Rio Utaumã: 0-1 hour S of confluence with Rio Pitinga.

  • Habitat

    Terra firme forest and river bank vegetation.

  • Description

    Treelet, 3 m high. Leaves shiny bright green above, pale yellow green beneath. Calyx dark-green, corolla tube pale green at base, becoming white distally, corolla limbs white. Fruit dark green becoming bright yellow-orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01198527

    Occurrence ID: ab979612-a3eb-4b5c-8612-3efb9c8336c8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Posoqueria longiflora Aubl. det C. M. Taylor, 2009

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Presidente Figuereido: Represa de Balbina along Rio Utaumã: 0-1 hour S of confluence with Rio Pitinga

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The New York Botanical Garden
Rubiaceae
Poso quería longiflora Aubl.
det. C. M. Taylor, 2009
W. W. Thomas 5434
Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
5434	Rubiaceae
Amazonas. Presidente Figueiredo: Represa de
Balbina along Rio Uatum3: 0-1 hour S of con-
fluence with Rio Pitinga. 01°35,S, 59°48TW.
Terra firme forest and river bank vegetation.
Treelet, 3 m high. Leaves shiny bright green
above, pale yellow green beneath. Calyx dark
green, corolla tube pale green at base, becoming
white distally, corolla limbs white. Fruit dark
green becoming bright yellow-orange.
W. Thomas, C. A. Cid &
E. Fiuza Lima	9 July 1986
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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