Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Filed As

    Chrysobalanaceae
    Chrysobalanus icaco L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17120 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 18 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun. Coastal zone. 5 Km South of Santa Cruz Cabrália. restinga, by the sea.

  • Description

    Subshrub forming extensive patches on foreshore with low spreading stems to ca. 40 cm high. Leaves bright green. petals pinkish to off-white. Fruit soft with white soft pith and bright reddish-pink epidermis. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 377963

    Occurrence ID: bbc7e5a9-5744-44d5-b074-b41d2c319a8a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chrysobalanus icaco L. det G. T. Prance, Sept., 1975

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun.

  • Locality

    Coastal zone. 5 Km South of Santa Cruz Cabrália. restinga, by the sea

  • Coordinates

    -16.32, -39.02

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5km. South of Santa Cruz Cabralia. Restinga,
by the sea.
Alt. Sea level. Approx. 39°01’¥J 16 19*3..
Subshrub forming extensive patches on fore-
shore with low spreading stems to ca.4Qcm.
high. Leaves bright green. Petals pinkish
to off-white. Fruit soft with white soft
pith and bright reddish-pink epidermis.
18th March 1974 H- M Harley Ho 171^0
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
Coastal Zone
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The New York Botanical Garden
> Vc^co L..
Bet. G. T. Prance	K 19
R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
R. Pinheiro
in Harley No.
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and t
Brasileira de Ciéncias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
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