Schwenckia americana L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Schwenckia americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8701 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 12 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, 25 km by road NE of Diamantina, ca. 1.5 km from Rio Jequití.

  • Habitat

    rocky hillside with woods or dense brush, on sandy soil and quartzite rock.

  • Description

    Herb; flowers dark purplish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 911226

    Occurrence ID: 743dee12-8d58-4032-a809-94a2e934842a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Schwenckia americana L. det D. Philcox, 1978

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, 25 km by road NE of Diamantina, ca. 1.5 km from Rio Jequití

  • Elevation

    Alt. 790 - 900 m. (2592 - 2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.0903, -43.4328

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Diamantina from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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