Collection Details

Continent: South America

Country: Brazil

Region: Amazonas

Subregion: Alto Solimões

Closest Town: Santo Antonio de Iça

Locality Description: Unidade de conservação federal Javari-Buriti. Flooded region abutted by the Amazon river to the north and two small blackwater canals to the west and east.

DD Latitude: -3.09427

DD Longitude: -67.8299

Coordinate uncertainty: 1000 m

Min. Elevation: 60 m

Habitat Description: Along channel seasonally fluctuating black water channel. Channel choked with floating macrophytes. Water level fluctuating several meters annually, currently descending.

Soil Description: Clay, seasonally flooded by black water 4-7 meters.

Habitat: Igarape

Plant Notes: Shrub to 2m. Stipules large, frayed.

Habit: Shrub

Research Site: Igarape Patia de Baixo

Project: Aguajal Project