Helicteres velutina K.Schum.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Helicteres velutina K.Schum.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 1903 with S. M. M. de Andrade, 27 Mar 1991

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. 9 km along estrada de terra from Livramento do Brumado to Rio de Contas.

  • Habitat

    Caatinga scrub/campos gerais mixture.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2 m x 2 cm; bark brown, smooth; leaves felty, discolorous, mid-green above, whitish below; calyx green near base, pink near lobes; petals deep pink; staminal column purplish red; fruits rusty tomentose. Butterflies visiting flowers. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 627554

    Occurrence ID: 10dee69c-1dd6-49f2-9fec-baf60df87696

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Helicteres velutina K.Schum. det T. S. dos Santos, 29 Apr 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    9 km along estrada de terra from Livramento do Brumado to Rio de Contas

  • Coordinates

    -13.62, -41.82

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