Dichorisandra

COMMEL.
PROGRAMA FLORA PROJETO FLORA AMAZÓNICA
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZONIA-MUSEU GOELDI
BRAZIL: State of Para
No- 9665 Dichorisandra sp. = coelho de Moarés 954 (US)
det. R. Faden, 1981
MUNICIPIO TUCURUÍ: Breu Branco, km. 40 south of
Represa Tucuruí along highway BR 422. Approx.
3°55’S., 49°44’W. Alt. 90 m.
Scandent climbing plant in margin of low secondary
forest on white sand. Upper 2 petals blue-violet,
lower petal blue-violet with wide central white
stripe. Fruits shiny purple-black. Aril
bright orange.
T. Plowman, N. A. Rosa & C. S. Rosario	17 Mar . 1980
Plants collected under the joint sponsorship of the National Science Foundation Latin American collaborative program and
the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Pes-
quisas da Amazdnia — Museu Goeldi. Beléin.
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