Oxypetalum banksii Schult.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Oxypetalum banksii Schult.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17263 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 21 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Fonte dos Protomartires do Brasil, Porto Seguro.

  • Habitat

    Coastal rain forest with small river and clearings with disturbed ground. This plant growing in cacau plantation.

  • Description

    Herbaceous climber with viscid white latex [see specimen label for additional information]. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 440034

    Occurrence ID: 798b8b53-963c-42b7-8683-bcf420ab3400

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Fonte dos Protomartires do Brasil, Porto Seguro

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.43, -39.08

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Oxypetalum banksii R.Br. ex Schult,
Det. Maria Ana Farinaccio (2005)
Universidade de Sao Paulo (SPF)
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Asclepiadaceae
Ponte d os Protomartires do Brasil', Porto
Seguro. Coastal rain forest with. SMill
river and clearings with disturbed ground.
This plant growing in eacau plantation.
Alt.C~10m. Approx. 35° 0516°26 * 3.
Herbaceous climber with viscid white latex.
Leaves soft, mid-green above, paler •
beneath. Petals reflexed, yellowish,
brownish at base. Corona with outer scales
yellow-rreen, inner corona and staminal
column brownish. Fruit shining green.
21st Liarch 1972* 'k 11 Ilarley No 17263
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
Coastal Zone
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R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
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Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciéncias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
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