Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 22982 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. De Carvalho, J. M. Soares Nunez, J. L. Hage & E. B. Dos Santos, 01 Jun 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Morro do Chapéu Mun. Ca. 16 km along the Morro do Chapeu to Utinga road, SW of Morro do Chapeu.

  • Habitat

    Open scrubby "campos gerais" vegetation.

  • Description

    Low shrub to 60 cm. Leaves rather bright green, coriaceous, paler beneath. Ripe fruit white with green calyx, globose. Young fruit green, flattened. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 396449

    Occurrence ID: ab00efeb-3e71-4c72-942d-3e2470b3c361

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. det J. H. Kirkbride Jr.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Morro do Chapéu Mun.

  • Locality

    Ca. 16 km along the Morro do Chapeu to Utinga road, SW of Morro do Chapeu

  • Elevation

    Alt. 980 m. (3215 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.63, -41.28

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00396449
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Acadcmia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March - June, 1980
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Rubiaceae
Morro do Chapeu
ca. 16 km. along the Morro do Chapeu to
Utinga road, SW of Morro do Chapeu. Open
scrubby "campos gerais" vegetation.
Alt. 980 m. U 17'W., 11 38*S. D6
Low shrub to 60 cm. Leaves rather bright
green, coriaceous, paler beneath. Ripe fruit
white with green calyx, globose. Young fruit
green, flattened.
1 June 1980 R.M. Harley 22982
R M.HARLEY, G.L.BROMLEY, A. M.DE CARVALHO, J.M. SOARES NUNES.
J.L.HAGE, &. E.B.DOSSANTOS
in Harley No.
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
00396449