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Type of: Tibouchina lithophila Wurdack

Collector Harley, R.M.
Number 19431
Collected with S.J. Mayo, R.M. Storr, T.S. Santos & R.S PInheiro
Country Brazil
Subpart Estado da Bahia
County  
Locality Serra do Jatoba. Milagres. Morro de Couro or Morro Sao Cristovao. Granite outcropping rock with soil in crevices
Coordinates 12° 54' S 39° 52' W
Minimum elevation (m) 500
Maximum elevation (m) 600
Start date 1977/03/06
End date 1977/03/06
Family Melastomataceae
Identification Tibouchina lithophila Wurdack
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Field notes Bushy shrub to 3 m. Leaves mid-green above, rugose, grey-green bebeath. Calyx tube green tinged red. Petals deep purple (much less red than in most species and bluer.) Fruit red.

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