Couma

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Couma

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Zarucchi 2870 with C. A. Cid Ferreira, S. R. Hill, C. A. Todzia, J. Lima dos Santos, J. Guedes de Oliveira & B. W. Nelson, 25 Jun 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Borba Mun. 5 Km S of Borba.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01174078

    Occurrence ID: d6454066-3b63-4444-8fd3-8a3c4956ceb2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couma
    Note: "Couma arenicola Zarucchi, sp. n., ined."

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Borba Mun.

  • Locality

    5 Km S of Borba.

  • Coordinates

    -4.38333, -59.5833

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PLANTS OF BRAZIL
PROOETO FLORA AMAZONICA
Couma arenicola Zarucchi, sp. n., ined.	Apocynaceae
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v4
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
<<>>IMAGED
Shrub growing in open area of unburned campina on white
sand; latex white, abundant, edible, tasteless; flowers with
calyx pink, corolla reddish-pink with lobes pale pink.
N.v.: "Sorvinha"
AMAZONAS: Mun. de Borba, white sand campina 5 km S of
Borba, Lat. 4° 23' S., Long. 59° 35' W.
James L. Zarucchi et al. 2870
25 June 1983
Plants collected under the joint sponsorship of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento
Científico e Tecnológico and the National Science Foundation in a collaboration between the
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazSnia (INPA) and the New York Botanical Garden (NY),
with the participation of C. A. Cid Ferreira, J. L. Zarucchi, S. R. Hill, C. A. Todzia,
J. Lima dos Santos, J. Guedes de Oliveira, and 8. W. Nelson.
01174078