Microlicia aurea Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Microlicia aurea Wurdack ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 15106, 16 Jan 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ca. 6 km N of the town of Rio Contas on road to Abaira.

  • Habitat

    Dry hillside with white matamorphic crumbling rock (? talc) with low trees and shrubs and some cerrado in the valleys.

  • Description

    Very bushy shrub, to ca 1 m witha many slender, wiry branches; flowers bright yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229446

    Occurrence ID: b31843e7-08dc-4f7a-a8c4-2a72a5e8d933

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Ca. 6 km N of the town of Rio Contas on road to Abaira

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.55, -41.78

  • Distribution

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