Dichorisandra

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Dichorisandra sp. nov.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 11851 with R. Souza & R. Reis dos Santos, 20 Jan 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Goiás Mun. Serra Dourada, near summit, Serra Dourada, ca. 20 km S.E. of Goiás Velho.

  • Habitat

    Shade. Gallery forest.

  • Description

    Stems ascending, to 1 m long. Perianth purple.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02852082

    Occurrence ID: 0778674a-6225-4056-a6ab-f5ba532e96bd

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Goiás Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra Dourada, near summit, Serra Dourada, ca. 20 km S.E. of Goiás Velho

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 m. (2297 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.0611, -50.0011

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    online gazetteer. Coordinates for Goiás (assumed to be the same as Goiás Velho) from SpeciesLink, offset calculated on MANIS

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOMNICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Serra Dourada, Estado de Goiás. 14°S, 50°W
No. 11851
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02852082
HURB - Herbário do Recóncavo da Bahia
Dichorisandra sp. nov.
Det.: L.Y.S. Aona
Data - VII.2010
Dichorisandra hexandra (Aubl.)
Det.: D. R. Hunt, 1968
Stems ascending, to 1 m. long. Perianth
purple. Shade. Gallery forest, near
summit of Serra Dourada, ca. 20 km. S.E.
of Goias Velho. Elevation 700 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos
20 January 1966
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidad« de Brasilia.
Instituto Agronómico do Norte, and the Ministério da Agricultura. Supported in-,
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
02852082