Aphelandra nitida Nees & Mart.
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Filed As
Acanthaceae
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Collector(s)
R. M. Harley 17483 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 30 Mar 1974
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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.
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Habitat
High coastal evergreen forest on heavy loam.
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Description
Erect-stemmed little-branched shrub to 5 m. Leaves coriaceous, dark green above, paler beneath. Corolla bright orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 884444
Occurrence ID: 6d45fd48-6d17-4ca4-8f3c-075b093f60ce
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Lamiales
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Family
Acanthaceae
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All Determinations
Aphelandra nitida Nees & Mart. det S. R. Profíce
Geissomeria macrophylla Nees det D. C. Wasshausen
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Bahia
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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.
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Elevation
Alt. 1 - 10 m. (3 - 33 ft.)
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Coordinates
-14.33, -39.05
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Distribution
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW. NEW YORK BOTAMCALOATOEN 00884444 BOTANICAL v°ARDEM J 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 \\)o R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinhkiro jn jjaj-iey n0< ) g J3> 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. 00884444
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Aphelandra nitida Nees & Mart.