Comolia ovalifolia (DC.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Comolia ovalifolia (DC.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17076 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 17 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun. Coastal Zone; 11 km S of Santa Cruz de Cabrália.

  • Habitat

    Restinga by the sea, with strand vegetation progressively developing into scrub and low forest further inland.

  • Description

    Low subshrubwith erect to trailing stems to ca. 20 cm with spongy bark below. Leaves and stems viscid. Leaves mid-green above, pale beneath, often reddish-tinged, and folded about the midrib. Corolla magenta. Stamens magenta with white anther appendages. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00478051

    Occurrence ID: 9b07ba77-b37b-471b-b849-fe0245139eae

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun.

  • Locality

    Coastal Zone; 11 km S of Santa Cruz de Cabrália

  • Coordinates

    -16.37, -39.02

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