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Cuphea melvilla Lindl.

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Cuphea melvilla is a species of shrub in the family Lythraceae. They are native to Amazônia, Amapá, Bahia, SãO Paulo, Tocantins, Distrito Federal, Mata Atlântica, GoiáS, Cerrado, Maranhao, Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Pará, Acre (Brazil), Mato Grosso, RondôNia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, and The Americas. They have capsule fruit. Flowers are visited by Rufous-breasted Hermit, Reddish Hermit, and Amazilia fimbriata.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3407762

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/10861432

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030091
Definition: a fruit which develops from a gynoecium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, dry mesocarp, and dry endocarp that usually dehisce

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EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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fruit type
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000850
- Definition: A fruit anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0002629) which is associated with the type of a fruit (PO:0009001).
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PO:0009001] [database_cross_reference: TO:moorel]
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capsule fruit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030091
- Definition: a fruit which develops from a gynoecium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, dry mesocarp, and dry endocarp that usually dehisce
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/tropical-and-subtropical-moist-broadleaf-forests
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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terrestrial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
- Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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flowers visited by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002623
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Glaucis hirsutus (Gmelin & JF 1788) (Rufous-breasted Hermit)
leaf arrangement
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006014
- Definition: phyllotaxy. A leaf morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant.
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opposite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001933
- Definition: positioned on opposite sides on the same plane
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Maranhao
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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shrub
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
- Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Cuphea melvilla Lindl.. View this species on GBIF

Ruben D. Layme cc-by-nc-4.0