Astraea paulina Didr.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Astraea paulina Didr.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 22723 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. M. Soares Nunez, J. L. Hage & E. B. dos Santos, 27 May 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Palmeiras Mun. Serras dos Lençois. Lower slopes of Morro do Pai Inácio, ca. 14.5 km N.W. of Lençois, just N of the main Seabra-Itaberabá road.

  • Habitat

    Open grassy slopes with marshy ground; low shrubs and low evergreen woodland in valleys by small stream and in shelter of sandstone rocks.

  • Description

    Erect spindly shrub to 50 cm. [see specimen label for additional information]. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 504201

    Occurrence ID: 90a2c82a-79d2-4fbd-81ca-0213d954ab89

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Palmeiras Mun.

  • Locality

    Serras dos Lençois. Lower slopes of Morro do Pai Inácio, ca. 14.5 km N.W. of Lençois, just N of the main Seabra-Itaberabá road

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 - 1000 m. (2297 - 3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.45, -41.47

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Taxonomic revision of astraea (Euphorbiaceae)
Astasuo.	IXdx.
Identified/Verified by O.L.M. Silva (2018)
The University of Michigan (MICH)
Astraea lobata (L.) Kl.
det. P. E. Berry, 2007
Croton
Serras dos Lencois
Lower slopes of Morro do Pai Inacio, ca.
lif.5 km. N.W. of Lenjois, just N. of the
main Seabra-Itaberaba road, Municipio of
Palmeiras. Open grassy slopes with marshy
ground; low shrubs and low evergreen
woodland in valleys by small stream and in
shelter of sandstone rocks,
Alt. 700-1000 m. U°28*W., 12°27'S. E6
Erect spindly shrub to 50 cm. Leaves soft,
rather dark green above, pale beneath with
reddish brown midrib. Young stems reddish
brown. Flowers greenish.
27 May 1980 R.M. Harley 22723
R.M. Harley, G.L. Bromley, A. M.De Carvalho, J.M. Soares Nunes,
J.L.Hage, &. E.B.DosSantos
in Harley No.	7-2.3
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
Ini
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Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March » June, 1980
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