Hortia brasiliana Vand. ex DC.

  • Filed As

    Rutaceae
    Hortia brasiliana Vand. ex DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 15567 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 28 Jan 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Serra do Sincorá. Ca. 6 km N. of Barra da Estiva on Ibicoara road.

  • Habitat

    Grassland with low shrubs and scattered woodland.

  • Description

    Huge shrub with trunk-like ascending branches to ca. 7 m. Leaves coriaceous. Inflorescence branches thick, reddish-brown. Flowers fleshy (much visited by bees); calyx brown; petals fleshy, pink, slightly reflexed near tip with hooked acumen. Stamens with pink filaments and brown anthers. Ovary green with pink conical stigma. Unripe fruit green, warted like an unripe orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    See carpological collection. See NY barcode 382396 for herbarium sheet

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 402573

    Occurrence ID: e4dcaedc-5dcd-47d6-ad78-9263b69435e1

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Serra do Sincorá. Ca. 6 km N. of Barra da Estiva on Ibicoara road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.58, -41.3

  • Distribution

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Itu.-bs.cea.© I Hortia
ca.6km. N.\ of Barra da Esliv.a on Ibicoara
road. Grassland v/ith low-shrubs and
scattered, Woodland; * . - •
Alt.ca.l jjloom. Approx’* '41° 18* Yf, 13°
35* S.
Huge shrub»with trunk-lijpe ascending
branches to» ca.7'itf/N'Leaves coriaceous. #
Infljresceftce*branches"'Chick, reddish-brown.
Flowers fleshy (mu^livMsited by ¿¿bee's); .'calyx I
brown; 'petals fleshy.', pink, slightly # *
reflected near J;ip«with, hooded actmei^#S»aniens1
with pink*filaments and brown anthers. Ov^ry 1
g^e’e/i with pinlt conical sii@u&. Unripe
fruit green,*parted ldke,#a$ unripe b range «V
28th Jan. 1974 . R M Harley . No 15567
BOTANICAL
00402573