Stromanthe porteana Gris

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Stromanthe porteana Gris

  • Collector(s)

    L. Andersson 1690 with Mats Hagberg & L. A. Mattos Silva, 18 Feb 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun. Area of the Estação Ecologica Pau-brasil (ESPAB), near km 16 of the Porto Seguro - Eunapolis road (BR-367), along jeep track to Corrego do ROncador.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03202696

    Occurrence ID: ccb6d843-32bd-4ba0-9f7d-a47c9efbd92a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Stromanthe porteana Gris

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun.

  • Locality

    Area of the Estação Ecologica Pau-brasil (ESPAB), near km 16 of the Porto Seguro - Eunapolis road (BR-367), along jeep track to Corrego do ROncador.

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Flora of Brazil
Fifteenth Regnellian Expedition
1690. Stromanthe porteana A. Gris
BAHIA: Municipio Santa Cruz Cabralia, aerea of Pau-brasil eco-
logical station (ESPAB), near km 16 of the Porto §eguro-Euna-
polis road (BR-367), along border between station1 arid*F0NIBRA,
disturbed primary forest.
Growing scattered throughout forest but only seen flowering at
edge and along path. Aerial shoots in clumps of 3-5, to 2.5
m total height, without leaves at base when mature, first
internode 1-2 m, cane-like, terminated by a several-leaved
node from which the plant is moderately branched. Leaf blades
subcoriaceous, greyish green beneath, dark green above. Inflo-
rescences at tips of leafy branches, axis greenish to impurely
purplish, bracts and cymule-axes saturated pinkish purple.
Sepals and corolla blackish purple, staminodes white.
18 Feb. 1986	Lennart Andersson & Mats Hagberg
with L. A. Mattos Silva
03202696