Hillia parasitica Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Hillia parasitica Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 20860 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. De Carvalho & G. Martinelli, 24 Mar 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Barra da Estiva Mun. Serra do Sincorá. NW face of Serra de Ouro, to the east of the Barra da estiva - Ituaçú road, about 9 km S of Barra da Estiva.

  • Habitat

    This plant near the summit. Sandstone massif, with grassy middle slopes with wet flushes below summit & montane woodland on steep rocky north face.

  • Description

    Fleshy, grey-stemmed shrub to ca. 50 cm. Leaves fleshy, mid-green. Sepals olive-green. Corolla with yellowish cream lobes and pink tube. Fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 397618

    Occurrence ID: dadf3323-77f4-4838-93c8-d67eb63ad7a4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hillia parasitica Jacq. det J. H. Kirkbride Jr.
    Note: ! C. Taylor, Dec, 1989

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Barra da Estiva Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra do Sincorá. NW face of Serra de Ouro, to the east of the Barra da estiva - Ituaçú road, about 9 km S of Barra da Estiva

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1300 - 1500 m. (4265 - 4921 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.7, -41.27

  • Distribution

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EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
R. M. Harley, G. L. Bromley, A. M. De Carvalho, &. G. Martinelli
in Hatley No. S' b &
Field.work sponsored by the Roval Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira dc Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centxo ds
Pcsquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March - June, 1980
of Serra de Ouro, to the East of the Barra
da Estiva - Ituacu road, about 9km. S. of
Barra da Estiva/ Sandstone massif, with
grassy middle slopes with wet flushes below
summit & montane woodland on steep rocky
North face.
Alt. 1300-1500m. Approx. U l6'W, 13°U2'S, F6
This plant near summit.
Fleshy, grey-stemmed shrub to ca. 50cm.
Leaves fleshy, mid-green. Sepals olive-greei
Corolla with yellowish cream lobes and pink
tube. Fruit green.
24 March 1^80 Harley et al.	208(
Hillia parasitica
Serra do Sincorá.
NW. face
00397618