Cambessedesia harleyi Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Cambessedesia harleyi Wurdack ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 19189, 01 Mar 1977

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Morro do Chapeu: Rio do Ferro Doido, 19.5 km SE of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo.

  • Habitat

    With water-worn horizontally bedded sandstone at soil surface, with damp sand, sedge marsh, exposed rock and waterfall. Vegetation open scrub to closed low woodland in drier areas.

  • Description

    Subshrub to 1.5 m; leaves stongly and finely bullate, mid-green above, pale beneath; calyx reddish-tinged; petals bright vermilion with small yellow basal zone; stamens golden-yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Holotype at CEPEC

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 221486

    Occurrence ID: 8fb328cd-6d2f-4b5d-ae5c-8e649cb91453

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Morro do Chapeu: Rio do Ferro Doido, 19.5 km SE of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.63, -41.03

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