Oxypetalum balansae Malme

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• Locality

  Santiesteban. 5 km N of center of General Saavedra on road to Mineros

• Elevation

  Alt. 260 m. (853 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.18, -63.2208

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
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Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Santiesteban, 5 km. N of
center of General Saavedra on road to Mineros.
Roadside and adjacent pastures, very flat, mostly
cleared for fields and pastures, originally forested.
With Scheelea princeps.
17°ll’S, 63°13’15"W. alt. 260 m.
Vine over grasses; sap milky. Flowers pale yellow
green, at some stages forming a white star-like
appearance, with purple in the center.
Coll.: M. Nee 45085
20 Feb. 1994
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