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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8567 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 10 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. 6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Habitat

    Rocky slope; gallery forest along stream and slopes above, one side being rocky (quartzite) with sandy soil, the other side having an area of grassy cerrado on red clay.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5 m tall; petals purple; anthers orange. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00909243

    Occurrence ID: d75f6792-06fa-46c9-85e2-582a58de9ff7

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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

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    6 km by road N of Gouvêia on road to Diamantina. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.4, -43.7117

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Gouvêia from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line (NNE, not N) on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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