Begonia itaguassuensis Brade

  • Filed As

    Begoniaceae
    Begonia itaguassuensis Brade

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 11375 with A. Carvalho, A. Amorim, S. Sant'Ana & J. L. Paixao., 21 Nov 1996

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Luzia Mun. Serra da Onca, 10.8 km. NE of Santa Luzia (30 km. SW of Una) on Una-Santa Luzia Road, then 4.2 km. N on road to Serra da Onca.

  • Habitat

    Southern Bahian Wet Forest. Reddish clay & many rocks.

  • Description

    On rocks in forest, locally common. Leaves bright green above, pale green beneath; inflorescence reddish; flowers white; fruit reddish. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01807130

    Occurrence ID: c5f88054-ca23-4e3c-a1a3-2b623f17a367

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Begoniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Begonia itaguassuensis Brade det E. de L. Jacques
    Note: [Determination from SpeciesLink (CEPLAC), Jun. 2015]

    Begonia

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Luzia Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra da Onca, 10.8 km. NE of Santa Luzia (30 km. SW of Una) on Una-Santa Luzia Road, then 4.2 km. N on road to Serra da Onca.

  • Coordinates

    -15.33, -39.5

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The New York Botanical Garden
Begoniaceae
Begonia itaguassuensis Brade
det: E. de L. Jacques
W. W. Thomas 11375
The New York Botanical Garden
No. 11375
Begonia
Begoniaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Brazil. Bahia. Santa Luzia: Serra da Onca, 10.8 km. NE
of Santa Luzia (30 km. SW of Una) on Una-Santa Luzia
Road, then 4.2 km. N on road to Serra da Onca. 39°30’S,
15°20’W. Southern Bahian Wet Forest. Reddish clay &
many rocks.
On rocks in forest, locally common. Leaves bright green
above, pale green beneath; inflorescence reddish; flowers
white; fruit reddish.
W. W. Thomas, A. Carvalho, A. Amorim, S. Sant’Ana
& J. L. Paixäo	21 Nov 1996
Supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation
NYdb
01807130