Urospatha sagittifolia (Rudge) Schott

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Barra do Corda Mun.

• Locality

  Baixão do Peixe, just S of Funai village of Sardinha along Rio Corda, 40 km SSW of Barra do Corda.

• Coordinates

  -5.72, -45.32

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
maranhSo, brazil
Schatz No. 853
Araceae
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BOTANICAL
Qarde»4.
Urospatha sagittifolia (Rudge) Schott
det. T. Croat 1985
Municipio Barra do Corda, Baixao do Peixe, just S
of FUNAI village of Sardinha along Rio Corda, 40km
SSW of Barra do Corda.(5°43'S, 45°19'W)
Herb to 1m tall partially submerged at river edge.
Spathe twisted, dark green with purplish tint on
outside, light green inside. Spadix reddish in
flower. Fruits red.
G.E. Schatz, J.U. Santos, E. Taylor, N.A. Rosa,
C.S. Rosario, T. Rebbeck, J.B.F. da Silva &
M. Rosa	4 March 1983
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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