Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.
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Filed As
Acanthaceae
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Collector(s)
H. S. Irwin 8050 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 07 Sep 1965
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Location
Brazil. Distrito Federal. Chapada da Contagem, ca. 25 km NE of Brasília.
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Habitat
Recently burned-over campo.
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Description
Shrub ca. 50 cm tall. Corolla violet, yellowish within. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 498882
Occurrence ID: b8f9bb39-5f58-45bb-8e66-e3cf146f6dcf
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Lamiales
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Family
Acanthaceae
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All Determinations
Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh. det D. C. Wasshausen, 1967
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Distrito Federal
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Locality
Chapada da Contagem, ca. 25 km NE of Brasília.
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Elevation
Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)
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Coordinates
-15.6235, -47.7517
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
10000
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Georeferencing Method
Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasília determined from ADL, offset calculated on MANIS.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 2^7 ?" Plants of the Planalto do Brasil Distrito Federal No. 80^0 Ruellia nitens (Nees) Det. D. C. Wasshausen, 1967 Shrub ca# $0 cm. tall* Corolla violet, yellowish within* Chapada da Contagem, ca. 25 lan# N.E. of Brasilia. Recently burned-over campo. Elevation 1000 m. H. S. Irwin, R. Souza, r. Reis dos Santos_7 September 196£_ Field work conducted with tbe collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia, Institute Arrondmico do Norte, and the Ministirio da Agricultura. Supported in part by funds from tbe National Science Foundation. 00498882
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Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.