Couma rigida Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Couma rigida Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 9338 with A. Carvalho, T.S. dos Santos, A. Amorim, S.Sant'Ana & J.G. Jardim, 15 May 1992

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Wenceslau Guimarães Mun. Forest of Fazenda Boa Esperança near Reserva Estadual Wenceslau GuimarÔes, 8 km above Rio Vermelho, 2 km above jct rd to Taquara.

  • Habitat

    Moist tropical forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 8 m, latex white, leaves lustrous dark green above, pale yellow-green beneath. Young fruit and receptacle brown, maturing fruit pale green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01807010

    Occurrence ID: d1ba3438-5cb1-447c-a654-722d8eb1ffc5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Couma rigida Müll.Arg. det A. M. V. de Carvalho
    Note: [Determination from SpeciesLink (CEPLAC), Jun. 2015]

    Apocynaceae

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Wenceslau Guimarães Mun.

  • Locality

    Forest of Fazenda Boa Esperança near Reserva Estadual Wenceslau GuimarÔes, 8 km above Rio Vermelho, 2 km above jct rd to Taquara

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 - 800 m. (1969 - 2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.6083, -39.7778

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The New York Botanical Garden
Apocynaceae
Couma rigida Miill.Arg.
det: A. M. V. de Carvalho
W. W. Thomas 9338
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
A joint project with the Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Bahia
No. 9338	APOCYNACEAE
BRAZIL. Bahia: Mun. Wenceslau
Guimaraes. Forest of Fazenda Boa Esperan^a
near Reserva Estadual Wenceslau Guimaraes, 8
km above Rio Vermel ho, 2 km above jet rd to
Taquara. 13037*S, 39°47*W. Ca. 600-800 m.
Tree, 8 m, latex white, leaves lustrous dark
green above, pale yellow-green beneath.
Young fruit and receptacle brown, maturing
fruit pale green.
W.W. Thomas, A. Carvalho, T.S. dos Santos,
A. Amorim, S.Sant’Ana & J.G. Jardim
15 May 1992
Supported by the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
01807010