Symplocos nitens (Pohl) Benth.

  • Filed As

    Symplocaceae
    Symplocos nitens (Pohl) Benth. s.l.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 15645 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 29 Jan 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ca. 6 km N. of Barra da Estiva not far from Rio Preto.

  • Habitat

    On grassland with scattered shrubs and occasional woodland overlying white sand and crystalline quartz.

  • Description

    Robust tree to 5 m. Leaves rather yellow-green coriaceous, somewhat glossy. Flowers attractive pink with darker tube, fragrant. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 486959

    Occurrence ID: 62a30280-4fd8-4575-b925-8a0aca153013

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Symplocaceae

  • All Determinations

    Symplocos nitens (Pohl) Benth. det C. Grey-Wilson, 1976

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Ca. 6 km N. of Barra da Estiva not far from Rio Preto

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.58, -41.3

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