Aphelandra nitida Nees & Mart.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Aphelandra nitida Nees & Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17483 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 30 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ca. 5 km SW of Itacaré. On side road south from the main Itacaré-Ubaitaba road. South of the mouth of the Rio de Contas.

  • Habitat

    High coastal evergreen forest on heavy loam.

  • Description

    Erect-stemmed little-branched shrub to 5 m. Leaves coriaceous, dark green above, paler beneath. Corolla bright orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 884444

    Occurrence ID: 6d45fd48-6d17-4ca4-8f3c-075b093f60ce

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Ca. 5 km SW of Itacaré. On side road south from the main Itacaré-Ubaitaba road. South of the mouth of the Rio de Contas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1 - 10 m. (3 - 33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.33, -39.05

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EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
NEW YORK BOTAMCALOATOEN
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BOTANICAL
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Acanthaceae
ca.fte« S.wT. of Itacare. On side road south
from the main Itacare-Uhaitaba road. South
of the mouth of the Rio de Contas. High
Coastal evergreen forest on heavy loam.
Alt.O-lOCm. Approx. 39°03,Y/, 14°20,S.
Erect-stemmed little-branched shrub to 5m.
Leaves coriaceous, dark green above, paler,
beneath. Corolla bright orange.
30th I.'arch 1974 R 1,1 Harley No 17403
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
Coastal Zone
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R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
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Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Citorias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
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