Caperonia heteropetala Didr. var. heteropetala

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Caperonia heteropetala Didr. var. heteropetala

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17465 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton, R. Pinheiro, 26 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Belmonte Mun. Belmonte, on S.W. outskirts of town.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed restinga, riverside pasture and roadsides. Growing in marshy ground.

  • Description

    Erect slightly spiny subshrub to 1.5 m. With dark green stems to 1.5 m. Leaves dark green above with pale midrib and primary veins, pale green beneath. Male flowers with showy white petals. Female flowers green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 640173

    Occurrence ID: 67705700-623a-437b-94eb-a597c363aaa3

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Belmonte Mun.

  • Locality

    Belmonte, on S.W. outskirts of town

  • Coordinates

    -15.87, -38.88

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! R. Frey, March 1990
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00640173
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BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
Coastal Zone
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Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
Euphorbiáceae
Belmonte, on S.V/. outskirts of town.
Disturbed restinga, riverside pasture
arid roadsides.
This plant grooving in marshy ground.
Alt. Sea level. Approx. 38°53*'•>% 15052*S0
Erect slightly spiny subshrub to 1.5m» vrlH
dark green stems to 1.5m. Leaves dark
green above v/ith pale midrib and prinary
veins, pale grc-en beneath. Male flowers,
with showy white petals. Female flowers
green.
26th L-arch 1974 ft II Karley Wo 174-5
00640173