Rhabdocaulon coccineum (Benth.) Epling

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Rhabdocaulon coccineum (Benth.) Epling

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 29225 with R. M. Harley, E. Onishi, 26 Jan 1971

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço. Summit of Serra da Caraça.

  • Habitat

    Sandstone with soil-filled cracks and drepessions, with precipitous slopes and valleys.

  • Description

    Straggling herb to ca. 2.5 m tall, supposted by adjacent vegetation, borne singly from fibrous rootstock. Stems and leaves dull pale green, with strong menthol odor. Stems concave-sided, winged, and contracted at nodes. Flowers borne at apex of flowering stems. Bracts, calyces, and pedicels dark red. Corolla pale tomato-red outside, pale orange within; anthers dark purple; filaments palest pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00528881

    Occurrence ID: 9a44d18f-6868-4dfa-9286-dc3624538a1f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço. Summit of Serra da Caraça

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1750 - 1950 m. (5741 - 6398 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.1301, -43.5088

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    12586.6

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. at elev. 7000 m near the geogr. center of Serra da Caraça. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of elev. 1650 m of mountain = linear extent (12.58 km). Input info into MaNIS Georef. Calc. for uncertainty radius (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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