Hyptis fruticosa Salzm. ex Benth.

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Hyptis fruticosa Salzm. ex Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 16403 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 20 Feb 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Monte Santo.

  • Habitat

    Open scrub, among quartzite cliffs and rocks, dry woodland.

  • Description

    Spindly shrub with slender straight brittle stems. Leaves dark green above, rugose, aromatic, grey-green beneath. Calyx grey-green with purple-tinged teeth. Flowers gright mauve-blue, pale in throat with pattern of short dark blue radiating lines on upper and lower lobes in throat. Calyx brown. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00499749

    Occurrence ID: 079c7de9-bdb4-45ff-9953-81d8dad0686a

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Monte Santo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 610 m. (2001 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.45, -39.33

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