Leandra melastomoides Raddi

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Leandra melastomoides Raddi

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 20744 with H. Maxwell, D. C. Wasshausen, 23 Feb 1968

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço at Lapinha, ca. 18 km. N. of Serro on road (MG 2) to Diamantina.

  • Habitat

    Gallery margin. Low gallery woods and adjacent rocky campo. With sandstone and quartz outcrops.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 2 m. tall. Bracts, calyx, corolla and stamens white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 520718

    Occurrence ID: 00cade22-bfae-4b67-ac1e-2217adc43deb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço at Lapinha, ca. 18 km. N. of Serro on road (MG 2) to Diamantina

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.55, -43.55

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

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Leandra melastomoides Raddi
Det. M.Reginato 2014
Morphotype = scabra
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN '2^9'
Plants ox the Planalto do Brasil
Sovra do Espinhafo
No. 207UU
Leandra scabra DC#
Det.: J.J. Wurdack, 1968
Shrub ca„ 2m tall* Bracts, calyx, corolla,
and stamens wliite * Gallery n- rgin. Low
gallery woods and adjacent rocky eanpo with
sandstone and quartz outcrops, Serra do
Sspinhaco at Lapinha, Minas Gerais, ca,
18km N. of Serrc on road(MG 2) to
Diamantina, elev* 12JO m.
H. S. Irwin, H. Maxwell,
D;_g: Waashaüsen___23J£ebruarv 1968__
Held v/ork conducted with the collaboration of_ the Universidade de Brasilia,
rn,c,tituto Agronómico do Norte, and the Ministerio da Agricultura. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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