Rudgea japurensis Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Rudgea japurensis Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Ehringhaus 357 with M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, C. A. Figueiredo, L. Lima, D. Costa, 18 Dec 95

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, Seringal Tamandaré, Colocaçao Santa Maria, right side of the river.

  • Habitat

    Seasonally flooded forest (baixio/varzea). Rich in palms (Astrocaryum sp., Geonoma sp.). Poorly drained soils.

  • Description

    shrub. Shrub, 1 m. Leaves and branches with plagiotropic arrangement; leaves dark green, glabrous; flowers white; berries green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 627182

    Occurrence ID: 71de786d-83dd-448b-acdf-aa8de0874d36

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Tarauacá, Seringal Tamandaré, Colocaçao Santa Maria, right side of the river.

  • Coordinates

    -8.5867, -71.5158

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Rudgea japurensis Muell. Arg.
det. C. M. Taylor, 1999
_IPIERQDELPRETE.20Q2
New York Botanical Garden
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
Brazil. Acre, Mim. Tarauaca: Rio Tarauaca, Seringal
Tamandare, Colocagao Santa Maria, right side of the river.
08°35’12"S, 71°30’57"W. Seasonally flooded forest
(baixio/varzea). Rich in palms (Astrocaryum sp.,
Geonoma sp.). Poorly drained soils.
Shrub, 1 m. Leaves and branches with plagiotropic
arrangement; leaves dark green, glabrous; flowers white;
berries green.
Use: to treat pimples on the face.
N.V.: sanin bati (Kaxinawa)
C.	Ehringhaus, M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva,
D.	Costa, C. A. Figueiredo & L. Lima 18 Dec 1995
No. 357
Supported by the National Science Foundation
Sewickley Garden Club of Allegheny County
00627182