Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.
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Filed As
Hippocrateaceae
Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm. -
Collector(s)
G. Eiten 1628, 17 Dec 1959
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 197706
Occurrence ID: 8af81123-73bb-4c4e-a5a5-ee0f93e0ddce
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Celastrales
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Family
Celastraceae
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All Determinations
Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm. det J. J. Wurdack
Note: !, J. A. Lombardi, 2004
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
São Paulo
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County/Municipio
Mogi Guaçú Mun.
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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.
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Elevation
Alt. 575 - 650 m. (1886 - 2133 ft.)
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Coordinates
-22.242, -47.142
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Distribution
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Peritassa campestris (Cambess.) A.C.Sm.