Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Hippocrateaceae
    Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 1628, 17 Dec 1959

  • Location

    Brazil. São Paulo. Mogi Guaçú Mun. Campos das Sete Lagôas. Fazenda Campininha, just north of Rio Moji-Guaçu. 4 km NNW of Padua Sales. (About 27 km NW of city of Moji-Mirim). About 100 m. north of main house.

  • Habitat

    Campo cerrado on upland (or occasionally forest). Open marsh or dense secondary forest along streams. This habitat: degraded campo cerrado. Well-scattered shrubs & small trees twisted by former fires, giving a savanna-like aspect. Ground cover of grasses & herbs. Soil poor, reddish-brown fine sand with a little clay.

  • Description

    Shrub, several stems from ground. Fruit spherical or slightly prolate spheroidal, peach-orange when ripe, 2 cm diam. X 2.5 cm. long to 3-4 cm diam. X 3 cm long. 2-4 large seeds per fruit with clear mucilaginous substance surrounding them. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 197706

    Occurrence ID: 8af81123-73bb-4c4e-a5a5-ee0f93e0ddce

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    São Paulo

  • County/Municipio

    Mogi Guaçú Mun.

  • Locality

    Campos das Sete Lagôas. Fazenda Campininha, just north of Rio Moji-Guaçu. 4 km NNW of Padua Sales. (About 27 km NW of city of Moji-Mirim). About 100 m. north of main house.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 575 - 650 m. (1886 - 2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.242, -47.142

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