Rhaphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Rhaphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 31342 with R. M. Harley, G. L. Smith, 02 Mar 1971

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Barreiras Mun. Valley of the Rio das Ondas. Ca. 10 km W. of Barreiras.

  • Habitat

    Cominant over large areas of open sandy ground (cut-over gallery), subject to grazing and trampling. River margin. Cut-over gallery forest and adjacent cerrado.

  • Description

    Stoloniferous herb with long precumbent stems rooting at nodes. Leaves very variable in shape, serration, and pubescence, often somewhat crisped, with strong odor. Calyces and bracts violet-black, becoming pale yellow-green in fruit. Corolla rich red-violet outside, inner side of lobes rich blue-violet, paler inside throat; anthers dark, with white pollen. Fruiting heads detaching as a whole when mature. the calyx tube fleshy, pale green with spreading spinose teeth. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00528732

    Occurrence ID: 593a5bb8-58e1-4d1f-96d7-b3b80fd7d94b

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Barreiras Mun.

  • Locality

    Valley of the Rio das Ondas. Ca. 10 km W. of Barreiras

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.15, -44.99

  • Georeferencing Method

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

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