Cissus simsiana Schult. & Schult.f.

  • Filed As

    Vitaceae
    Cissus simsiana Schult. & Schult.f.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 3899 with L. T. Eiten, 28 Mar 1962

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Loreto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 40 km south of Loreto.

  • Habitat

    Side of trail cut through low secondary gallery forest of creek. [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    Viney shrub with 3 stems from ground, largest 5 1/2 cm. diam., climbing over crown of a low tree. Ripe berries to 10-11 1/2 mm diam. & 8 mm tall, oblate spheroidal, shiny black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 841000

    Occurrence ID: fb495a0a-f116-4309-a70f-5e99ea5b69c4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Vitales

  • Family

    Vitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cissus simsiana Schult. & Schult.f. det D. H. Nicolson, 1965
    Note: !. J.A. Lombardi, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Loreto Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Balsas" region between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 40 km south of Loreto.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.4, -45.1

  • Distribution

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