Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 8050 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 07 Sep 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Chapada da Contagem, ca. 25 km NE of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Recently burned-over campo.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 50 cm tall. Corolla violet, yellowish within. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 498882

    Occurrence ID: b8f9bb39-5f58-45bb-8e66-e3cf146f6dcf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh. det D. C. Wasshausen, 1967

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Chapada da Contagem, ca. 25 km NE of Brasília.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.6235, -47.7517

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasília determined from ADL, offset calculated on MANIS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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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