Gaylussacia amoena Cham.
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Gaylussacia cf. amoena Cham. -
Collector(s)
G. Eiten 6658 with L. T. Eiten, 06 Nov 1965
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Location
Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Mt. Itatiaia, planalto. 400m NW of shelter house, "Abrigo Rebouças", along road.
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Habitat
Planalto, among rocks on open scrubby rocky slope. In rich black humusy soil.
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Description
Corolla opens white with red tinge on outer surface, later becomes redder. Sepals open green with red tinge, later becomes bright red. Flowers 12mm diam. Filaments white, anthers reddish brown below to golden brown above. Style white, stigma light green. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 375846
Occurrence ID: 60df01be-3bca-438c-b437-f4c184fcf0e4
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
Gaylussacia amoena Cham., cf., det J. L. Luteyn, 1976
Note: !J. W. Floyd, 1999
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Rio de Janeiro
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Locality
Mt. Itatiaia, planalto. 400m NW of shelter house, "Abrigo Rebouças", along road
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Elevation
Alt. 2300 m. (7546 ft.)
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Distribution
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Gaylussacia amoena Cham.