Pterolepis cataphracta (Cham.) Triana
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
Pterolepis cataphracta (Cham.) Triana -
Collector(s)
R. M. Harley 17341 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 24 Mar 1974
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Location
Brazil. Bahia. Belmonte Mun. 24 km SW of Belmonte, on road to Itapebi.
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Habitat
Evergreen restinga forest, low restinga and damp open areas on white sand.
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Description
Very strictly erect little-branched subshrub to ca. 50 cm. Leaves mid-green, rigid, paler beneath. Calyx dark red. Petals deep magenta. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 522823
Occurrence ID: cc2b08eb-dd3a-4bfb-9854-18f58f834281
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Pterolepis cataphracta (Cham.) Triana det J. J. Wurdack
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Bahia
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County/Municipio
Belmonte Mun.
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Locality
24 km SW of Belmonte, on road to Itapebi
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Coordinates
-16, -39.05
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Distribution
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Pterolepis cataphracta (Cham.) Triana