Collection Details

Species: Rauvolfia sp.

Apocynaceae Rauvolfia sp.
J. E. Householder , Phillip Hennessy and Adriana Trutzenberg 1574


Collection Date: 29 July 2012
Determined By: M. Endress
Determination Date: 23 March 2013
Institution: UZH

Locality

Continent: South America

Country: Brazil

Region: Roraima

Subregion: Rorainópolis

Closest Town: Xixuau

Locality Description: Headwaters region of the Rio Juaperi, tributary of the Rio Negro flowing parrallel to Rio Branco.

DD Latitude: -0.5669

DD Longitude: -61.5129

Coordinate uncertainty: 1000 m

Min. Elevation: 50 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Along channel (igarapé) of seasonally flooded black water floodplain (igapo) . At high water. Water clarity to about 1.5 meters.

Habitat: Igapo

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Shrub to 5 meters. Flowers white. Fertile.

Habit: Shrub

Other Data

Project: Aguajal Project