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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
Massey University Metallophyte Herbarium
BRAZILIAN SERPENTINE PLANT EXPEDITION
Universidade Federal de Goids, Massey University,
New York Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
BRASPEX # 82 Malpighiaceae
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Heteropterys campestris A . Juss,
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BRAZIL, Goias. Crominia-Mairipotaba, Site 1:
17°19'S; 49°25'W. 775m alt. Cerrado, above workings
of chromite mine. Serpentinitic.
Small shrub, to 1.2m, on hilltop, stiff leaves,
coarsely hairy, stems with brownish coarse hairs.
Petals pink with carmine centre when mature, lcm
diam. Sepals green with brownish hairs.
R. R. Brooks, R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker
ds A. Rizzo April 13, 1988
Funded by The National Geographic Society, NY and MO
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