Myrsine venosa A.DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrsinaceae
    Myrsine venosa A.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 19592 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos, & R. S. Pinheiro, 17 Feb 1977

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Serra das Almas. Lower N.E. slopes of the Pico das Almas, ca. 25 km. W.N.W. of the Vila do Rio de Contas.

  • Habitat

    Sandstone, metamorphic and quartzite rock outcrops with associated marsh and damp flushes.

  • Description

    Shrub to ca. 1 m. with little-branched stems pale brown below, pale green above. Leaves rather fleshy, mid-green above, pale below. Petiole pink-tinged. Flowers with sepals greenish. Petals dull yellow with pink dashes. Ovary green. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 495969

    Occurrence ID: 49c251cf-9f23-470c-bdb0-0805d5a7e274

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Primulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myrsine venosa A.DC. det Y. B. Harvey, 1991
    Note: ! J.M. Ricketson 2013

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Serra das Almas. Lower N.E. slopes of the Pico das Almas, ca. 25 km. W.N.W. of the Vila do Rio de Contas

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.55, -41.95

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Myrsinaceae
Lower N.E. slopes of the Pico das Almas,
ca. 25 km. W.N.W. of the Vila do Rio
de Contas. Sandstone, metamorphic and
quartzite rock outcrops with associated
marsh and damp flushes.
Alt. 1500 m. Approx. U°57'W, 13 33'S
Shrub to ca. lm. with littlc-branchedfstems
. pale brown below, pale green above. Leaves-
rather fleshy, mid-green above, pale below.'
Petiole pink-tinged. Flowers with sepals
greenish. Petals dull yellow with pink dasher
• Ovary green.
17.2.77	R H Harley	19592
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
Serra das Almas
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R.M. Harley, S.J. Mayo, R.M. Storr. T.S. Santos, &. R.S. Pinheiro.
in Harley No.
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ci2ncias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January>April, 19??.
00495969