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Brazilian Goldfish plant

Nematanthus lanceolatus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small extremely fuzzy flower. shrublike understory plant

Habitat:

transition zone between atlantic rainforest and cerrado

Notes:

I had to really search to find this flowers. As I took the photo a pair of dusky titi monkeys stopped in the trees above me to feed.

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Nematanthus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Wendy I think you're right. It looks like N. lanceolatus to me. The common name was a bit of a creative concoction I came up with that relates to some other species in the genus.
achmmad
This is may be Nematanthus sp. Check it: http://www.gesneriads.ca/nemata46.htm
ceherzog
Sent this one to botanist friend, too. Could it be a gesneriad?

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