Microlicia confertiflora Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Microlicia confertiflora Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 8993, 28 Nov 2004

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Diamantina plateau about 17 km west of Hwy. BR 259 just south of Guinda on the road to Conselheiro Mata.

  • Habitat

    Campo rupestre and low lying wet areas at the base of rock outcrops.

  • Description

    Shrub 0.5 m tall. Petals magenta; style, filaments and pedoconnective red-pink. Larger anthers red-purple with a white tip; small anthers and appendages yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3909702

    Occurrence ID: c29b5e05-4326-4884-9cee-61f5dac3049e

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Diamantina plateau about 17 km west of Hwy. BR 259 just south of Guinda on the road to Conselheiro Mata.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1260 m. (4134 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.3016, -43.8223

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
San Francisco, CA (Almeda et al. 8993)
Micmlicia confertiflora Naudin
Det.: dupl. det. A.F.A. Versiane	03/2016
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS (UEC)
PLANTS OF BRAZIL
Melastomataceae
Minas Gerais: Diamantina plateau about 17 km west of Hwy. BR
259 just south of Guinda on the road to Conselheiro Mata. Elev.
1260 m
18° 18.095' S, 43° 49.336'W
Campo rupestre and low lying wet areas at the base of rock
outcrops.
Shrub 0.5 m tall. Petals magenta; style, filaments and
pedoconnective red-pink. Larger anthers red-purple with a white
tip; small anthers and appendages yellow. Common in sandy
areas.
F. Almeda 8993	28 Nov 2004
with P. W. Fritsch, J. L. M. Aranha Filho & R. Belinello
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and authorized
by the Institute Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais itenovdveis
(DBAMA)
03909702