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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17077 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 17 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun. 11 mk. S of Santa Cruz da Cabrália.

  • Habitat

    Restinga by the sea, with strand vegetation progressively developing into scrub and low forest further inland.

  • Description

    Bushy shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves rather bright green, slightly viscid. Petals magenta. Stamen filaments white, anthers golden-yellow, turning orange with age. Style magenta-tinged. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 521025

    Occurrence ID: 9b1c0865-45d9-470a-9196-893939e4c98b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

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

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Cruz Cabrália Mun.

  • Locality

    11 mk. S of Santa Cruz da Cabrália

  • Coordinates

    -16.37, -39.02

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