Krameria tomentosa A.St.-Hil.

  • Filed As

    Krameriaceae
    Krameria tomentosa A.St.-Hil.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 4384 with Liene T. Eiten, 24 Apr 1962

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Loreto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rio Balsas and Parnaíba. Fazenda "Morros": Chapada Alta ca. 2½ km south of main house or ca. 35 km S of Loreto. West side of trail for "Morros" to Santa Bárbara.

  • Habitat

    Open, low-tree "chapada", somewhat eroded: trees few - 10 m. apart, shrubs to 1 1/2 m. tall, spaced 1-few m. apart. Soil pebbly & stony, patches of bare soil showing. [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    Shrub 1 1/2 m. tall. Flowers 12 mm diam. Upper surface of petals a slightly purplish red. Filaments of staminodes light green, the distal flattened limb purplish-red. Young fruit spherical, light green with red spines. All specimens of this number collected from one plant. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00841151

    Occurrence ID: abec7a7b-fc57-41f5-9750-fad92f7076ff

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zygophyllales

  • Family

    Krameriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Krameria tomentosa A.St.-Hil. det O. Handro, 1965
    Note: ! B.B. Simpson, 1986

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Loreto Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rio Balsas and Parnaíba. Fazenda "Morros": Chapada Alta ca. 2½ km south of main house or ca. 35 km S of Loreto. West side of trail for "Morros" to Santa Bárbara.

  • Coordinates

    -7.0844, -45.1408

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    79629

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

  • Distribution

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