Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    L. de S. Leoni 7253, 29 Sep 2008

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Carangola Mun. Rio Carangola.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1522630

    Occurrence ID: c7b7db6d-0595-4bc4-8874-745ae22979b7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Carangola Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Carangola.

  • Coordinates

    -20.7212, -42.038

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10922

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to Rio Carangola, Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Using Google Maps located the river that passes through Carangola municipality. Using Geonames - Satellite View - to find the municipality level of Carangola. Used Google Maps - Satellite View, Distance Measurement Tool and What's Here Tool, to measure a straight line beginning where the river enter the municipality of Carangola (-20.788565, -41.995440) to the part where the river leaves the municipality (-20.650798, -42.119465), then halved this distance to approximate the location of the geographic midpoint (-20.721181, -42.038022 coordinates to adjacent shore, closest to the midpoint of the straight line. Used Google Maps - Measuring Tool to find the linear extent measuring from the select the geographic center to the farthest extent of the Rio Carangola (-20.660550, -42.120487) inside the Carangola municipality. Input: coordinates (-20.721181, -42.038022), measurement error (0.01 km), linear extent (10.91km) into MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius (10922m). According to Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Named Place: River, Stream, Road, Path.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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