Chiococca nitida (L.) Hitchc.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chiococca nitida (L.) Hitchc.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17116 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 17 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun. 11 km S of Santa Cruz Cabrália.

  • Habitat

    Restinga by the sea, with strand vegetation progresively developing into scrub and low forest further inland.

  • Description

    Spindly spreading shrub to 3 m. Leaves coriaceous, mid-green. Flowers yellow. Fruit mauve, at maturity. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 396396

    Occurrence ID: 7100e030-aac3-44d1-a0d7-376ba7b902c1

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun.

  • Locality

    11 km S of Santa Cruz Cabrália

  • Coordinates

    -16.37, -39.02

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11km. S. of Santa Crus Cabr&lia. Restinga
by the sea,, with strand vegetation
progressively developing into scrub and low
forest further inland.
Sea level. 39°01fv,r, l6°22*S.
Spindly spreading shrub to 3m. Leaves
coriaceous, mid-green. Flowers yellow.
Fruit mauve, at maturity.
17th March 1974 R M Harley No 17116
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: "ESTADO DE BAHIA
^ Coastal Zone
•A. % 4.
[éW yo^¡
BOTANICAL
ÖARDE^
cf.A.
R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
R. PlNHEIRO	„^
in Harley No. f /C(Q
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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