Hortia brasiliana Vand. ex DC.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ilhéus Mun.

  • City/Township

    Ilhéus

  • Locality

    3 km north of Rodoviaria, Mata da Esperança, forest north of dam and reservoir

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.7819, -39.0692

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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BOTANICAL
The New York Botanical Garden
W. W. Thomas 10747
Hortia arborea Engl.
Rutaceae
Brazil. Bahia. Mun. Ilheus: Dheus. 3 km north of Rodoviaria, Mata
da Esperanga, forest north of dam and reservoir. 14°46’55”S,
39°04’09"W. Elev. 50 m. Southern Bahian Wet Forest. Soil deep,
clay, light brown to reddish (lower slopes ideal for growing cocoa).
Tree, 20 m (same as WT 10634), bark reddish brown, deeply fissured;
leaves coriaceous, lustrous dark green above, paler beneath; fruit pale
lime-green, sweet-foetid smelling, abundant on ground. Fruits
separate.
W. W. Thomas, A. M. Carvalho, T. S. dos Santos, & S. Sant’Ana.
h •* V	11 Jan 1995
Supported by die John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation