Erythroxylum loefgrenii Diogo

  • Filed As

    Erythroxylaceae
    Erythroxylum loefgrenii Diogo

  • Collector(s)

    T. C. Plowman 12718 with J. Tavares Caçula, 18 Jan 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Ceará. Crato Mun. Chapada do Araripe. Parque Nacional do Araripe. Access road east of federal road BR-122, approx. 20 km southwest of Crato.

  • Habitat

    Thorn-scrub ("Carrasco") formation of densely branched, closely spaced shrubs with rigid, sharp-tipped branches.

  • Description

    Shrub 4 m tall with one to several trunks. Bark dark greyish brown. Branches mainly in upper part of stem, branching in 3-dimensions to form dense mass of stiff-tipped branchlets, sharp to the touch. Newly emerging leaves resulting from recent rains, light yellowish green. Flower buds yellowish green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00997227

    Occurrence ID: 677b3d2f-e457-4640-817a-9c121a98abb6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Erythroxylaceae

  • All Determinations

    Erythroxylum loefgrenii Diogo det T. C. Plowman, 1987

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Ceará

  • County/Municipio

    Crato Mun.

  • Locality

    Chapada do Araripe. Parque Nacional do Araripe. Access road east of federal road BR-122, approx. 20 km southwest of Crato.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 860 m. (2822 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.33, -39.58

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