Marsdenia altissima (Jacq.) Dugand

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Pará

• Locality

  Lageira, airstrip on Rio Maicuru.

• Elevation

  Alt. 244 m. (801 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.92, -54.43

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

SEE FRUIT COLLECTION
21%
Programs Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museo Paraense Emilio Goeldi
Plants of PARA, BRAZIL
Asclepiadaceae
Marsdenia altissima (Jacq.) Dugand
--Callejas, 1984
Lageira, airstrip on Rio Maicuru, 0°55'S, 54°26‘W.
Alt. ca. 800 ft. Forest, broken canopy, campina
rana, sandy soil with humus layer.
Vine with copious latex.
Large green fruit with pappus on seeds.
J. J. Strudwick & G. L. Sobel 3148 18 Jul 1981
with B. W. Nelson, A. Nazare Pinheiro,
C. da Silva Rosario, N. Alves da Silva
Fieldwork supported by The National Science
Foundation and the Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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