Melochia

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Melochia

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Torke 2196 with Daciele SousaandMarcus Falcão, 12 Feb 2017

  • Location

    Brazil. Pará. Belterra Mun. FLONA do Tapajós, "Ecological Corredor", i.e., road to São José that departs BR-163 at Km 94, collected about 11 km W of São José.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed roadside vegetation and secondary terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Shrub, ca. 2.5 m tall, calyx green, corolla pink-purple (no silca?).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03361495

    Occurrence ID: cc0af8aa-9775-423e-99b8-f9243e42bda5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Melochia det J. A. Kallunki, Feb 2018

    Malvaceae

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Pará

  • County/Municipio

    Belterra Mun.

  • Locality

    FLONA do Tapajós, "Ecological Corredor", i.e., road to São José that departs BR-163 at Km 94, collected about 11 km W of São José

  • Elevation

    Alt. 98 m. (322 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.1258, -55.0464

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The New York Botanical Garden
Malvaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03361495
Melochia
det. J. A. Kallunki, Feb 2018
Brazil. Pará. Belterra. FLONA do Tapajós, "Ecological
Corredor”, i.e., road to Sao José that departs BR-163 at Km
94, collected about 11 km W of Sao José.
307'33"S, 55°2'47"W
98 m.
Disturbed roadside vegetation and secondary terra fírme
forest.
Shrub, ca. 2.5 m tall, calyx green, corolla pink-purple (no
silca?).
12 Feb 2017
B. M. Torke, Daciele SousaandMarcus Falcáo 2196
NYdb
03361495