Dioscorea campestris Griseb.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea campestris Griseb.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8978, 15 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, 10 km by road SW of Rio Jequití and Mendanha on road to Diamantina.

  • Habitat

    Near stream. Hillside with blocky quartzite outcrops, sloping down to streams; cerrado on hillside, gallery forest along streams, and brejos (sedge meadows) just above the forest.

  • Description

    Herbaceous vine in trees; flowers yellowish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01922475

    Occurrence ID: bb4c3093-4541-472f-98f9-dd8427b08f80

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea campestris Griseb. det R. S. Couto, Jul 2013

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, 10 km by road SW of Rio Jequití and Mendanha on road to Diamantina

  • Coordinates

    -18.1639, -43.5668

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Mendanha from CRIA. Offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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