Leandra australis (Cham.) Cogn.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Leandra australis (Cham.) Cogn.

  • Collector(s)

    M. Sobral 1459 with M. Paiva, 20 Feb 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre Mun. Morro Santana.

  • Habitat

    Em beira de caminho em interior de mata.

  • Description

    Arbusto prostrado; frutos maduros roxo-escuros. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00478239

    Occurrence ID: 091f1e54-21ee-4a65-a180-81c9a45bb164

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio Grande do Sul

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Alegre Mun.

  • Locality

    Morro Santana

  • Coordinates

    -30.0557, -51.1239

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2250

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Morro Santana is the name of the highest point in Porto Alegre. Referred to Wikimapia.org (http://wikimapia.org/16856684/pt/Morro-Santana, accessed 1/7/2016), a geotagged photo from Panoramio.com (http://bit.ly/1MVKjhV, accessed 1/7/2016), and blog post "Map Poverty in Porto Alegre – 11 (Moro Santana)" (http://essametamorfose.blogspot.com/2008/04/mapa-da-pobreza-em-porto-alegre-11.html, accessed 1/7/2016) for locality information for Morro Santana. Georeferenced to the approximate geographic center of Morro Santana in the city of Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Used reference materials and Google Maps - Earth and Terrain View to locate Morro Santana. Used Google Maps - What's Here Tool to find coordinates of the approximate geographic center of Morro Santana. Used Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to approximate linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of the hill (boundaries determined by the urban edges, distance: 2.24 km). Input coordinates, coordinate source (locality description), datum (WGS84), coordinate precision (0.00001 degrees), extent of named place (2240 m), and measurement error (10 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find uncertainty radius (Named Place: Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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