Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17087 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 17 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun. 11 km S of Santa Cruz Cabrália.

  • Habitat

    Restinga by the sea, with strand vegetation progressively developing into scrub and low forest further inland.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3 m. Leaves rugose, dark glossy green above, pale beneath, rather fleshy. Corolla cream. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 396450

    Occurrence ID: 76a24844-a1d2-4ba0-a6b6-75825432d7f3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. det J. A. Steyermark
    Note: sensu lato (brachiata var. densifolia), Steyermark

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun.

  • Locality

    11 km S of Santa Cruz Cabrália

  • Coordinates

    -16.37, -39.02

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Rubiaceae
11km. S. of Santa Cruz Cabralia. Restinga
by the sea, with strand vegetation
progressively developing into scrub and low
forest further inland.
Sea level. 39°01’W, 16°22'S.
Shrub to 3nu Leaves rugose, dark glossy
•green above, pale beneath, rather fleshy.
Corolla cream*
17th March 1974 R M Harley No. 17087
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EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
Coastal Zone
(Mococ^ aSJo0ji£.) (Qdkc.,
R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
R. Pinheiro
in Harley No. 1W 0 § */
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Cifincias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
00396450