Hamelia patens Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Hamelia patens Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 10446 with A. Carvalho, L. Mattos Silva, T. S. dos Santos & J. Jardim, 20 May 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Uruçuca Mun. Uruçuca, Escola Media de Agropecuaria da regiao Cacaueria Reserva "Gregorio Bondar".

  • Habitat

    Disturbed southern Bahian wet forest.

  • Description

    Herb, 1 m, leaves dark dull green above, paler beneath; flowers orange, fruit olive tinged purplish. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 397645

    Occurrence ID: dcabe5a5-4857-4d8d-b2ce-7f935941962a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hamelia patens Jacq. det C. M. Taylor, 1998

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Uruçuca Mun.

  • Locality

    Uruçuca, Escola Media de Agropecuaria da regiao Cacaueria Reserva "Gregorio Bondar"

  • Coordinates

    -14.6033, -39.2842

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Coordinates were taken from an existing site record in the NY database (NY site IRN: 36351; locality description: "Bahia, Mun. Uruçuca, Escola Media de Agropecuaria Regional da CEPLAC (EMARC). Reserva Gregório Bondar") which strongly appears to correspond to the same collection locality as this site record. This was done because the coordinates found on this collection label are clearly inaccurate, as they point to a location far away in another municipality. It is possible that the lat/long digits found on the label were correct, but were simply presented in the wrong format (ie. 14° 59' S 39° 16' W = 14.59° S 39.16° W), however these transformations did not yield a location imediatly within the cluster of points assocaited with other collections that share this collection locality "Escola Media de Agropecuaria Regional da CEPLAC (EMARC). Reserva Gregório Bondar". Therefore, it was decided to borrow the lat/long coordiantes of another collection from this location. An uncertainty radius of 2km was added to compensate for possible error due to the assignment of coordinates from another collector at this location.

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
RUBIACEAE
Hamelia patens Jacq.
det. C. M. Taylor (MO) 1998
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00397645
BRAZIL. Bahia: Mun. Uruguca. Uruguca,
Escola Media de Agropecuaria da Regiáo
Cacaueria Reserva "Gregorio Bondar".
14°59’S, 39°16’W. Disturbed southern Bahian
wet forest.
Herb, 1 m, leaves dark dull green above,
paler beneath; flowers orange, fruit olive
tinged purplish.
W.W. Thomas, A. Carvalho, L. Mattos Silva,
T.S. dos Santos & J. Jardim 20 May 1994
Supported by the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
00397645