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Collector Andersson, L.
Number 1650
Collected with M. Hagberg
Country Brazil
Subpart Bahia
County  
Locality Municipio Llhëus, CEPLAC grounds at km 22 of the llhéus-Itabuna road, 300-400 m E of CEPEC institution buildings, cocoa plantation
Coordinates 14° 47' 25'' S 39° 16' 36'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 0
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 1986/02/13
End date 1986/02/13
Family Marantaceae
Identification Maranta noctiflora Regel & Körn.
Determined by  
Identification qualifier  
Field notes growing in crevices on granitic boulder. Rhizome without specialized branches. Aeril shoots to 0.5 m tall, clumped 5-10 together, with 1-2 leaves at base when mature, but essentially caulescent. Leaf blades purplish beneath. Inflorescences usually at tips of leafy branches, but occasionally on specialized branches from the rhizome, these shoots +- erect. no flower seen open at 15:30 hrs

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