Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

  • Filed As

    Myrsinaceae
    Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 22367 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. M. Soares Nunes, J. L. Hage, & E. B. Dos Santos, 22 May 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Lençóis Mun. Serras dos Lençois. Serra do Brejao ca. 14 km. N.W. of Lençois.

  • Habitat

    Western face of sandstone serra with horizontally bedded rocks. Rock outcrops at high altitudes, with humid forest in rocky declivity below summit. This plant growing among rocks by stream. Extensive grassland & marsh on lower slopes and small streams with low woodland.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2 m. Leaves coriaceous, dark green above, pale beneath. Flowers dull green; young fruit pale green. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 495687

    Occurrence ID: 8c0fc00c-3b9f-4fa6-989d-078dc04b75dc

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Lençóis Mun.

  • Locality

    Serras dos Lençois. Serra do Brejao ca. 14 km. N.W. of Lençois

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 - 1000 m. (2297 - 3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.45, -41.45

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Myrsinaceae
Serras dos ^enpois
Serra do BrejSLo ca. 14 km. N.W. of Len^ois.
Municipio of Lencois. Western face of
sandstone serra with horizontally bedded
rocks. Extensive grassland & marsh on lower
slopes and small streams with low woodland.
Rock outcrops at high altitudes, with humid
forest in rocky declivity below summit.
Alt. 700-1000 o. 41027'lf.,12 27'S. E6
This plant growing among rocks by stream .
Shrub to 2m. Leaves coriaceous, dark green
above, pale beneath. Flowers dull green;
young fruit pale green.
22 May 1980	R.M. Harley 22367
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
.S’- C_
r.M.Harley, G.L.Bromley, A. M.De Carvalho, J.M.SoaresNunes,
J.L.Hage, &. EB.DosSantos
in Harley No.
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March - June, 1980
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