Leandra melastomoides Raddi

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Leandra melastomoides Raddi

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 15618 with J. W. Grear, Jr., R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 04 May 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Lower slopes of Chapada do Contagem, ca. 15 km N.E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Gallery forest.

  • Description

    Tree ca. 4 m x 10 cm. Bracts pink. Fruit black-violet. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00909072

    Occurrence ID: 963c05b0-8d1b-4f70-ae73-6a3d10cf78eb

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Leandra melastomoides Raddi det M. Reginato, 2017

    Leandra det J. J. Wurdack, 1967

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Lower slopes of Chapada do Contagem, ca. 15 km N.E. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.6875, -47.8177

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasilia from Species Link, offset calculated on MANIS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Taxonomic revision of Leandra section Leandra
Leandra melastomoides Raddi
Det. M.Reginato 2014
Morphotype = melastomoides
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 2-Vr^
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No. 15618-
Leandra sp*
Det*: J. J. Wurdack, 1967
Tree ca. U m. x 10 cm. Bracts pink.
Fruit black-violet. Gallery forest,
lower slopes of Chapada da Contagem,
ca. U~> km. N.E. of Brasilia, D.F.
Elevation 1000 m.
H. S. Irwin, J. W. Grear, Jr.,
R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos_I4. May 1966 _
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Uni vers idade de Brasilia,-
Institute Agrondmico do Norte, and the Minist£rio da Agxicultura. Supported in-
part by funds from the National S«ience Foundation.
00909072