Miconia corallina Spring

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia aff. corallina Spring

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8477 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 10 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Habitat

    Steep rocky (quartzite) hillside sloping down to gallery forest, with seeps and sedge meadows just above forest.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.5 m tall; fruit green, maturing orangish. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00917017

    Occurrence ID: c8369c49-c7c9-4c26-9d25-9e4176e1c89f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia corallina Spring, aff., det J. J. Wurdack, 1974
    Note: Sect. Glossocentrum.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Ca. 18 km by road SW of Diamantina on road to Curvelo. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 m. (4593 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.365, -43.7204

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Diamantina from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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