Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 10994 with J. Jardim, S. Sant'Ana & G. V. Pitanga, 22 May 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ilhéus Mun. Ilhéus. 2.2 km north of Banco da Vitória on road leading to west edge of Mata da Esperança.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed Southern Bahian moist forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 3 m; leaves lustrous green above, and beneath; flowers creamy yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 227797

    Occurrence ID: ada1c6c5-7751-4cef-b765-f19d2ded7c35

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ilhéus Mun.

  • City/Township

    Ilhéus

  • Locality

    2.2 km north of Banco da Vitória on road leading to west edge of Mata da Esperança

  • Coordinates

    -14.7772, -39.0911

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D±scocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch
Det: S. M. Hayden
Date: 9/15/98
*These are the first collections I have
seen from Bahia since the Martius
collections (1830Ts) S.fa./f.
URV University of Richmond Herbarium
J-auraoeae
00227797
BOTANICAL
The New York Botanical Garden
W. W. Thomas 10994
*1) vscocoXf^S
Brazil. Bahia. Mun. Ilheus: Ilheus. 2.2 km north of Banco da Vit6ria
on road leading to west edge of Mata da Esperanga. 14°46’38HS,
39°05’28"W. Disturbed Southern Bahian moist forest.
Tree, 3 m; leaves lustrous green above, and beneath; flowers creamy
yellow.
W. W. Thomas, J. Jardim, S. Sant’Ana & G. V. Pitanga.
22 May 1995
Supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation