Posoqueria

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Posoqueria

  • Collector(s)

    I. Silberbauer-Gottsberger 11-21182A with G. Gottsberger, 21 Jan 1982

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. São Luís Mun. "Ilha de Sao Luís" (city of São Luís); about 15 km SE from the center of the city. "Mata da Caema".

  • Habitat

    Forest reservation (trees 15 - 20 m tall) and "Capoeira" (trees 2 - 5 m tall). [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    Shrub, 4 m tall with white flowers exhalating a pleasant fragrance. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1005105

    Occurrence ID: 5db52963-65ae-4a07-a8ce-b311f5a7f13d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Posoqueria
    Note: ! P.G. Delprete, 2005

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    São Luís Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Sao Luís" (city of São Luís); about 15 km SE from the center of the city. "Mata da Caema".

  • Coordinates

    -2.5, -44.25

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FLORA OF BRAZIL
State of Maranhâo
Posoqueria sp.
I Uk.C0^/2005"
"Ilha de Sao Luis", 2°30'S, 44°15'W (city of Sao Luis).
The island, formerly covered by forests, nowadays
shows mainly low secondary vegetation ("Capoeira")
and shrubby open places. The "Babassu-palm"
(Orbignga martiana) is a prominent element,
especially in secondary growth. Along water course
Euterpe oleracea ("Assai-palm") and Mauritia flexuosa
("Buriti-palm") are common.
This stand: "Mata da Caema", about 15 km S£ from the
center of the city. Forest reservation (trees 15 -
20 m tall) and "Capoeira" (trees 2 - 5 m tall).
Shrub, 4 m tall with white flowers exha-
lating a pleasant fragrance.
2	data
3	recorded
D	in SysTax
leg.: I. & G. Gottsberger
No.: il-21182/r Date: Jan. ,21, 1982
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