Chomelia obtusa Cham. & Schltdl.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chomelia obtusa Cham. & Schltdl.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 37096 with M. Stieber & J. H. Kirkbride, Jr., 17 Mar 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Cocos Mun. Ca. 5 km W of Cocos, near limestone boulders.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado.

  • Description

    Tree ca. 5 m tall; corolla dark red; fruit green, maturing reddish purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 396417

    Occurrence ID: 59fb9a8a-262a-4f06-a54c-0dcbe6e38dba

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Cocos Mun.

  • Locality

    Ca. 5 km W of Cocos, near limestone boulders

  • Elevation

    Alt. 530 m. (1739 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.18, -44.53

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

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Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
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Espigfo Mestre
Chomelia obtusa E.& S#
Det. J« H. Kirkbride, XP76
Tree ca. 5m tall; corolla dark red; fruit
green, maturing reddish purple* Cerrado
ca* 5km W of Cocos, near limestone boulders;
elev* ca* 530m*
W.R. Anderson, M.Stiebsr.J-H.KIrkbrfcle. Jr.	tfarch	____________
Field work conducted with the collaboration of ¿he Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agricola do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
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