Maranta

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    ? Maranta

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 8954 with A. M. de Carvalho, P. Gasson and S. Sant'Ana, 29 Jan 1992

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ilhéus Mun. Along rd. from Olivença to Maruim, 3.2 km SW of Olivença.

  • Habitat

    Cut over restinga forest.

  • Description

    Herb in forest, to 1.5 m tall. Leaves green above, purplish beneath. Inflorescences and bracts magenta, flower buds purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00749899

    Occurrence ID: 839557d4-f650-4871-8a2a-e4df3f5907e1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Maranta, ?,

    Marantaceae

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ilhéus Mun.

  • Locality

    Along rd. from Olivença to Maruim, 3.2 km SW of Olivença.

  • Coordinates

    -14.97, -39.05

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r«W YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00749899
The New York Botanical Garden
Marantaceae
BRAZIL. Bahia: Ilheus. Road from Oliven^a to
Maruim, 3.2 km SW of 01iven$a. 39.03W, 14.58S.
Cut over restinga forest.
Herb in forest, to 1.5 m tall. Leaves green above,
purplish beneath. Inflorescences and bracts magenta,
flower buds purple.
W.W. Thomas, A.M. de Carvalho, P. Gasson and S.
Sant’Ana no. 8954	29 Jan
1992
A joint project between The New York Botanical Garden and the Centro
de Pesquisas do Cacau funded by the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
00749899