Brunfelsia brasiliensis (Spreng.) L.B.Sm. & Downs

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Brunfelsia brasiliensis (Spreng.) L.B.Sm. & Downs

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8949 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 15 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, 10 km by road SW of Rio Jequití and Mendanha on road to Diamantina.

  • Habitat

    hillside with blocky quartzite outcrops, sloping down to streams; cerrado on hillside, gallery forest along streams, and brejos (sedge meadows) just above the forests; rocky cerrado.

  • Description

    Shrub 50 cm tall; calyx and corolla purple, turning white in age. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 910999

    Occurrence ID: 8cff14e1-86eb-494d-b2a9-0268de6fb021

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, 10 km by road SW of Rio Jequití and Mendanha on road to Diamantina

  • Coordinates

    -18.1639, -43.5668

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Mendanha from CRIA. Offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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