Begonia alchemilloides Meisn. ex A.DC.

  • Filed As

    Begoniaceae
    Begonia alchemilloides Meisn. ex A.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 30413 with R. M. Harley, G. L. Smith, with S. G. da Fonsêca, R. Souza, J. Fonsêca Filho, 15 Jan 1971

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, upper shrub covered slopes of Serra da Piedade, ca. 35 km E. of Belo Horizonte, near BR-31.

  • Habitat

    Iron-rich rocks and gravel, the soil restricted to crevices and pockets.

  • Description

    Ascending herb, the branches to ca. 50 cm. long. Corolla white; stamens yellow. fruit green, maturing black-violet. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00877959

    Occurrence ID: b96bbcc5-1ffe-416d-9d01-68796674319f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Begoniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Begonia alchemilloides Meisn. ex A.DC. det L. B. Smith, 1972
    Note: ! L.B. Smith & D.C. Wasshausen, IX 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, upper shrub covered slopes of Serra da Piedade, ca. 35 km E. of Belo Horizonte, near BR-31

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1850 m. (6070 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.8331, -43.7264

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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det. L. B. Smith & D. C. Wasshausen, U. S. National Herbarium JX,ff9r
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil	23.2
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinhago
no. 30U13
Begonia alchemllloides Meissn. ex A. DC.
Det.: L. B. Smith, 1972
Ascending herb, the branches to ca, f>Ocm
long* Corolla white; stamens yellow. Fruit
green, maturing black-violet. Upper shrub-
covered slopes of Serra da Piedade, with
iron-rich rocks and gravel, the soil re-
stricted to crevices and pockets, ca. 35km
E. of Belo Horizonte, near BR-31, ca. l8jj>0Bu
elev.
H. S. Irwin, R. M. Harley, E. Onishi	January_1971
Field work conducted with thè collaboration of thè Universidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentacäo Agricola do Norte, supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00877959