Pseudobombax tomentosum (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Pseudobombax tomentosum (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 9221 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 20 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. 15 km by road W of Januária on road to Serra das Araras.

  • Habitat

    Limestone. Hill of raw, jagged limestone and tall forest at its base.

  • Description

    Tree 15 m; trunk smooth; nearly leafless, the leaf digitately compound, with up to 7 leaflets; petals white and brown; stamens white; flowers from ground below. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00996820

    Occurrence ID: 6215c9fd-0c00-4a3f-809d-9e3562d60246

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    15 km by road W of Januária on road to Serra das Araras

  • Elevation

    Alt. 575 - 650 m. (1886 - 2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.5792, -44.4656

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Januária from CRIA. Offset calculated as straight line (SW, not W) on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF THE PLAN ALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
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15 km by road Wof Janudria on road to Serra /f/V
das Araras; elev. 575-650 m; hill of raw,
jagged limestone and tall forest at its "base.
Tree 15 m; trunk smooth; nearly leafless, the
leaf digitately compound, with up to 7 leaf-
lets; petals white and brown; stamens white;
flowers from ground below; limestone.
20 April 1973
William R. Anderson 9221
field work »upported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Institute de Pesquisaa e Ex peri mentalo Agricola do Norte.
00996820