Tibouchina nigricans Cogn. ex Glaz.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Tibouchina nigricans Cogn. ex Glaz.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 9545 with R. Souza & R. Reis dos Santos, 26 Oct 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Chapada da Contagem, ca. 15 km. NE of Brasilia.

  • Habitat

    Steep campo slopes. Occasional.

  • Description

    subshrub, 25 cm. tall [The specimen on this sheet is min. 40 cm. tall]. Simple subshrub, ca. 25 cm. tall. Corola in bud, deep red-viiolet; corolla in anthesis, magenta. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    There are two sheets of this plant at NY: 1 of 2 (NY 581301) and 2 of 2 (NY 581300).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 581301

    Occurrence ID: d2b5b101-d561-4d6e-923f-b84ef3ae6a0b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Tibouchina nigricans Cogn. ex Glaz. det C. A. Todzia, 2002
    Note: This sheet was annotated as "Tibouchina sp. nigricans Isotype, det. J. J. Wurdack, 1967." It is not clear if Wurdack thought this was a new species related to T. nigricans. There is no indication as to what name he would have used if it were a new species.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Chapada da Contagem, ca. 15 km. NE of Brasilia

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.7797, -47.9294

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    70570

  • Georeferencing Method

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

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

  • Distribution

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