Rhigospira quadrangularis (Müll.Arg.) Miers

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Rhigospira quadrangularis (Müll.Arg.) Miers

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 8882 with M. Silveira, J. M. D. Torezan, R. Saraiva, A. R. S. Oliveira & L. Lima, 06 May 1996

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Mâncio Lima Mun. Parque Nacional Serra do Divisor, Serra do Moa, eastern piedmont.

  • Habitat

    Shaded, humid forested slope above river. Rare.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 12 m, on steep forested slope. Flowers white, fruit obtuse-oblong to ovoid, to 12 cm long, glossy green without, deep red within, pulp tasty. Photo. Use: fruit edible. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    See barcode # 472099 (1st sheet)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 472100

    Occurrence ID: 9c00946e-e42e-4e7b-9af8-3b6f759d23ea

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Mâncio Lima Mun.

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Serra do Divisor, Serra do Moa, eastern piedmont.

  • Coordinates

    -7.4667, -73.6242

  • Distribution

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8882
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Apocynaceae
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Rhigospira quadrangularis(Mueli. Arg.) Miers
det. A.J.M. Leeuwenberg, 1999
00472100
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Mancio Lima: Parque Nacional Serra
do Divisor, Serra do Moa, eastern piedmont. 7°28’00"S,
73°37’27"W. Shaded, humid forested slope above river.
Tree 12 m, on steep forested slope. Rowers white, fruit
obtuse-oblong to ovoid, to 12 cm long, glossy green
without, deep red within, pulp tasty. Rare. Photo.
Use: fruit edible.
N.V.: aria (Portuguese)
D. C. Daly, M. Silveira, J. M. D. Torezan,
R. Saraiva, A. R. S. Oliveira & L. Lima 06 May 1996
Supported by the National Science Foundation