| Collector | Andersson, L. |
| Number | 1729 |
| Collected with | M. Hagberg |
| Country | Brazil |
| Subpart | Bahia |
| County | |
| Locality | Municipio Valenca, road Valenca-Guaibim, km 12, restinga on sandy soil |
| Coordinates | 13° 21' 3'' S 39° 1' 12'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 1986/02/25 |
| End date | 1986/02/25 |
| Family | Marantaceae |
| Identification | Maranta rupicola L.Andersson |
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| Field notes | Along forest edge. Caulescent plant to 2.5 m tall, aerial shoots growing in clumps of up to 10. No specialized rhizom branches seen. Small shoots with 1-2 petiolate, basal leaves, larger ones with bladeless sheaths only; first aerial internode cane-like, 0.5-1.5 m long in flowering shoots, plants above that rather richly branched |
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