Microlicia setosa DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Microlicia setosa DC.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 9117, 21 Sep 2005

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Diamantina Mun. About 2 km from the church in Extraçao (Curralinho) on a diamond mining road out of town.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed cerrado vegetation in a rocky landscape with white sand near a stream.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1 m tall.Petals magenta. Filaments pink like the pedoconnective.Large anthers red with a white apex.Small anthers and appendages yellow.Locally common.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4218340

    Occurrence ID: 694c99ef-8f93-4b39-9a9c-957e082d7946

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Microlicia setosa DC.
    Note: Almeda (2017) notes: "related to M. consimilis"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Diamantina Mun.

  • Locality

    About 2 km from the church in Extraçao (Curralinho) on a diamond mining road out of town.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1150 m. (3773 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.275, -43.5229

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