Commelina obliqua Vahl

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Commelina obliqua Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 6750 with M. T. Kalin Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 09 Mar 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Cavalcante Mun. Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 29 km by road N of Alto Paraíso.

  • Habitat

    grassy cerrado sloping down to gallery forest, increasingly wet near forest; wet soil at edge of gallery forest.

  • Description

    Herb with 2 petals blue, 1 white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 872571

    Occurrence ID: 4cfb8d05-ffb8-4b75-b805-051b46165c1b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Commelina obliqua Vahl
    Note: var.?= C. monticola Seub. + C. obliqua (typical) Mixture, Det. R. Faden, 1979

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Cavalcante Mun.

  • Locality

    Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 29 km by road N of Alto Paraíso

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.9331, -47.3324

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Locality info says "ca. 29 km E...", but road heads NE. Coordinates calculated for a point 29 km NE.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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