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Nematanthus lanceolatus
small extremely fuzzy flower. shrublike understory plant
transition zone between atlantic rainforest and cerrado
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.
Spotted on Dec 12, 2010
Submitted on Apr 12, 2011
3 Comments
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.
This is may be Nematanthus sp. Check it: http://www.gesneriads.ca/nemata46.htm
Sent this one to botanist friend, too. Could it be a gesneriad?