Chomelia ribesioides Benth. ex A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Chomelia ribesioides Benth. ex A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8906 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 14 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, 3.5 km by road SW of Rio Jequití and Mendanha.

  • Habitat

    in woods; dense woods on hillside interrupted by quartzite rocks.

  • Description

    Shrub 1-1.5 m tall; fruit green, maturing dark red. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 949179

    Occurrence ID: 4e83eb03-8ad8-4016-9e6e-c396d58f51e2

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, 3.5 km by road SW of Rio Jequití and Mendanha

  • Elevation

    Alt. 880 m. (2887 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.1224, -43.5234

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Mendanha from CRIA. Offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R.^ Aftderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinha^o
Chomelia ribesioides Benth.
Det.J.H.Kirkbride, 1??6
3.5 km by road SW of Rio Jequiti and Mendanha;
elev. 880 m; dense woods on hillside interrupted
by quartzite rocks.
Shrub 1-1.5 m tall; fruit green, maturing dark
red| in woods.
William R. Anderson
k April 1973
Field work supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agricola do Norté.
00949179