Eriope crassifolia Mart. ex Benth.

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Eriope crassifolia Mart. ex Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 15578 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 29 Jan 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Serra do Sincorá. Ca. 10 km. N. of Barra da Estiva on Ibicoara road, by the Rio Preto.

  • Habitat

    Dry grassland on white sand and crystalline quartz. Grassland with low shrubs over white sand and crystalline quartz.

  • Description

    Low subshrub to 20 cm. with decumbent bare stems below and ascending leafy stems. Leaves fleshy concave above, imbricate. Flowering stems unbranched, dark purple-tinged. Calyx dark purple-tinged. Corolla rather pale violet-blue, paler within tube and with darker pattern of lines at base of lobes of upper lip. Filament hairs pale violet. Anthers yellow. Style deep purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00498613

    Occurrence ID: bee96160-23e1-4a28-85a3-61724b0efe15

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Serra do Sincorá. Ca. 10 km. N. of Barra da Estiva on Ibicoara road, by the Rio Preto

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.58, -41.3

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