Rhynchanthera cordata DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Rhynchanthera cordata DC.

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8959 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

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

  • Description

    Shrub 90 cm tall; petals reddish-purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00941467

    Occurrence ID: fc05ddb6-416c-4e8f-a980-bea404ee6e63

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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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