Ditassa hastata Decne.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Ditassa hastata Decne.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 16364 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 26 Feb 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. 49 km N of Senhor do Bonfim on the BA 130 highway to Juazeiro.

  • Habitat

    Dry hillside with metamorphic rocks, grazed caatinga and dry sandy river bed. This plant scrambling among rocks.

  • Description

    Foetid climber to about 1 m with viscid white latex and sulphureous odour when crushed. Stems bare with thick corky ridged bark below. Flowers greenish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 821789

    Occurrence ID: 3c8ba8b7-4e3d-4131-86c9-767ab151007d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ditassa hastata Decne. det J. Fontella Pereira
    Note: !, S. Liede & U. Meve, 2001

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    49 km N of Senhor do Bonfim on the BA 130 highway to Juazeiro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.08, -40.22

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		2001-02-22
	Ditassa hastata Decne.	
	det./conf. S. Liede & U. Meve	University of Bayreuth
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EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
R M Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
RP,NHEIRO	• Harley No. \loVo^
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciéncias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro ae
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
Asclepiadacea,e
49km* N. of Senhor do Bonfim on the BA 130
highway to Juazeiro. Dry hillside with
metamorphic rocks, grazed caatinga and dry
sandy river bed.
This plant scrambling among rocks
Alt«500m, Approx. 40° 13*10° 05*S.
Foetid climber to about lm. with viscid
white latex and sulphureous odour when
crushed« Stems bare with thick corky
ridged bark below. Flowers greenish,
26th Feb. 1974 R M Harley No 16364
00821789