Marcetia taxifolia (A.St.-Hil.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Marcetia taxifolia (A.St.-Hil.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    J. H. Kirkbride Jr. 1715 with M. Emmerick, 01 Apr 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro Mun. Near Rio-Santos road, 500 m. W of Pedra de Itauna, Barra de Tijuca, E da Guanabara.

  • Habitat

    Growing in gray sandy soil in the restinga.

  • Description

    Shrub to 0.75 m., petals purple, anthers yellow, mature fruit brown. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 521074

    Occurrence ID: d5408112-b929-4f6a-95a4-e2f18da9fb17

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Marcetia taxifolia (A.St.-Hil.) DC. det J. J. Wurdack, 1974
    Note: !, A. B. Martins, 1990; ! A. K. A. Santos, 2010

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio de Janeiro

  • County/Municipio

    Rio de Janeiro Mun.

  • Locality

    Near Rio-Santos road, 500 m. W of Pedra de Itauna, Barra de Tijuca, E da Guanabara

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1 m. (3 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -23.0039, -43.4264

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    635.534

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of geogr. center of Pedra de Itaúna (wikimapia.org/1948527/Itaúna-Rock). Measured from coord. - farthest extent of nature reserve = linear extent. Input info (including offset 500 m W) into MaNIS Georef. Calc. for offset coord. + uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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