Tabernaemontana heterophylla Vahl

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Rondônia

• Locality

  Along the Rio dos Pacaás Novos, between the first and second cachoeiras.

• Elevation

  Alt. 220 m. (722 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.9794, -63.7693

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  25684.7

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Unable to find the precise location of the first and second waterfall of Rio Pacaás Novos. Georeferenced to the portion of the Rio Pacaás Novos within the mountainous area of Serra dos Pacaás Novos, in accordance with similar locality descriptions. Using Google Maps - Terrain and Satellite Views, located Rio Pacaás Novos within the region of Serra dos Pacaás Novos in Rondônia. Used the Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to measure a straight line between the beginning of the river within the mountainous area and the headwaters of the river (also located within mountainous region), then halved this distance to find the midpoint of the line. Chose a point along the river nearest to the midpoint of the line; used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates, on the adjacent shore of the river (collection assumed to be terrestrial). Input coordinates, linear extent (25682.6 m), and measurement error (0.5 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF RONDONIA, BRAZIL
Collected for Projeto Flora Amazónica by
William R. Anderson and Gordon D. McPherson
Tabernaemontana heterophylla Vahl
det. A. Leeuwenfrerg,
1985
Margins of forest on terra firme, along the
Rio dos Pacaas Novos, between the first and
second cachoeiras; elevation ca. 220 m.
Slender tree 5 m tall; stems with milky
juice; flowers white; fruits (few seen)
green turning orange.
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William R. Anderson
March 1978
CQllected with the support of the National Science Foundation, the Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, The New York Botanical Garden, the Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, The University of Michigan, the Museu Goeldi, and
the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and with the collaboration of C. Damiao,
J. Ramos, W. Reese, and J. Ubiratan.
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