Aphelandra nitida Nees & Mart.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Aphelandra nitida Nees & Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 18287 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos & R. S. Pinheiro, 26 Jan 1977

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Una Mun. 6 km E of Una along the old road to Pedras, by the sea.

  • Habitat

    High restinga forest, partly cut over with some lower shrubby disturbed vegetation by roadside.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3 m with spindly stems. Leaves mid-green above, pale beneath. Inflorescence axis dark, sepals reddish-purple. Corolla bright orange-red. Anthers whitish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 884441

    Occurrence ID: 6509d81f-271d-44af-86f0-c072bf306216

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Una Mun.

  • Locality

    6 km E of Una along the old road to Pedras, by the sea.

  • Coordinates

    -15.28, -39.02

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Aphelandra nitida Nees & Martius
det.: Sheila R. Profice
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
Coastal Zone
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R.M. Harley. SJ. Mayo, R.M. Storr, T.S. Santos. &. R.S. Pinheiro.
in Harley No. / £ % % *7
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia. January-April, 19??.
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Acanthaceae	£(\
6 km. £ of Una along the old road to Pedras
by the sea.
High restinga forest, partly cut over with
some lower shrubby disturbed vegetation by
roadside.
Alt.sea level	39 01!W, 15°17'S
Shrub to 3 m with spindly stems, leaves
mid-green above, pale beneath. Inflorescence
axis dark, sepals reduish-purple. Corolla
bright orange-red. Anthers whitish«
26 January 1977 & M Harley 18287
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