Hirtella insignis Briq. ex Prance

  • Filed As

    Chrysobalanaceae
    Hirtella insignis Briq. ex Prance

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 6024 with J. R. Pirani, R. de Mello-Silva & J. B. Fernandes, 18 Feb 1988

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Una Mun. 4 km N of Comandatuba, ca. 10 km S of Una.

  • Habitat

    Restinga forest and adjacent open restinga with Curatella americana and Byrsonima sp.

  • Description

    Tree, 7 m., leaves shiny green above, paler beneath. Corolla dull green-yellow, calyx violet to green & shiny, filaments white basally, becoming violet apically. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 378195

    Occurrence ID: e821094e-1623-49c1-9bdf-5f478c40c7a1

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Una Mun.

  • Locality

    4 km N of Comandatuba, ca. 10 km S of Una

  • Coordinates

    -15.38, -39.0694

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The New York Botanical Garden
00378195
Chrysobalanaceae
Hirtella insignis Briq. ex Prance
det. G. T. Prance, 1990
BRAZIL. BAHIA: Mun. Una, 4 km N of Comandatuba, ca
10 km S of Una. 15°23fS, 38°02'W. Restinga forest
and adjacent open restinga with Curatella americana
and Byrsonima sp.
Tree, 7m., leaves shiny green above, paler beneath.
Corolla dull green-yellow, calyx violet to green &
shiny, filaments white basally, becoming violet api—
cally.
W.W. Thomas, J.R. Pirani, R. de Mello—Silva,
and J.B. Fernandes	18 Feb 1988
Collected with financial assistance from the
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
00378195