Microlicia parviflora (D.Don) Versiane & R.Romero

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Microlicia parviflora (D.Don) Versiane & R.Romero

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 7305 with L. T. Eiten, 23 Jul 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Resende Mun. Road between village of Itatiaia north to entrance to Itatiaia National Park.

  • Habitat

    At roadside bank.

  • Description

    Shrub with stem 2 m long, but lower 0.5 m. grows downward from its point of attachment on the nearly vertical roadcut, then curves upward for 1.5 m. Flowers 17-18 mm diam., without odor. Petals white. Style white, stigma reddish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 558635

    Occurrence ID: 6b50795b-9dd8-4222-8bd4-90e1f4e7cac7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio de Janeiro

  • County/Municipio

    Resende Mun.

  • Locality

    Road between village of Itatiaia north to entrance to Itatiaia National Park

  • Elevation

    Alt. 660 m. (2165 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.4656, -44.5859

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3736.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located midpt road Itatiaia + Parque Nacional de Itatiaia (BR-485 becomes Estr. Parque Nacional) by measuring from start road - end, halving dist., finding midpt. Measured from coord - farthest ext road = linear ext. Input into MaNIS Georef Calc = uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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