Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Schult.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, eastern slopes of Pico do Itambé

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1310 m. (4298 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.4319, -43.3919

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do EspinhaQO
No. yiQZh Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) R.& S.
Det. J.H.Kirkbride, 1976
Shrubby tree 3-Um tall) fruit green, maturing
orangej seeds with thin, tasty pulp; sandy
soil between sandstone blocks. Eastern slopes
of Pico do Itambe, elev. ca. 1310m) steep-
sided grassy, shrubby, or wooded slopes of
sandstone outcrops, sloping down to a deep,
shaded box canyon with vertical walls and
01006287	subterranean drainage.
W.R. Anderson, M. Stieber, J.H. Kirkbride, Jr. 13 February	1972
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agricola do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.