Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
-
Filed As
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. -
Collector(s)
M. H. Nee 49285, 09 May 1998
-
Location
Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Florida Prov. 6.5 km (by road), 3 km (by air) NE of central square in Mairana on road to Yunga de Mairana.
-
Habitat
Near upper limit of dry woodland of Schinopsis haenkeana, with some columnar cacti (Cereus cf. dayami), beginning transition to more humid montane forest with Clethra scabra, Lithraea ternifolia, etc., mostly turned into brushy pastures by cutting and burning, with Baccharis spp., Dodonaea viscosa, Mimosa lepidota.
-
Description
Shrub 2 m tall. Flowers whitish, evidently wind-pollinated as the plant emitting clouds of pollen when shaken (calm early morning of a sunny day, before winds had started up).
-
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 801806
Occurrence ID: 9ee50213-da4b-4354-b8b3-7a651bb57466
-
Feedback
-
Kingdom
Plantae
-
Division
Magnoliophyta
-
Order
Ericales
-
Family
Primulaceae
-
All Determinations
Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. det M. H. Nee, 2003
Note: "but twigs glabrous"
-
Region
South America
-
Country
Bolivia
-
State/Province
Santa Cruz
-
County/Municipio
Florida Prov.
-
Locality
6.5 km (by road), 3 km (by air) NE of central square in Mairana on road to Yunga de Mairana.
-
Elevation
Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)
-
Coordinates
-18.1, -63.93
-
Distribution
Please submit your comments about the specimen:
Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.