Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. grandiflora (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. grandiflora (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 20141 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos & R. S. Pinheiro, 28 Mar 1977

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Rio de Contas Mun. Between 2.5 and 5 km S. of Vila do Rio de Contas on side road to W. of the road to Livramento, leading to the Rio Brumado.

  • Habitat

    Rocky riverside with rapids, riverine vegetation, cerrado with sandstone outcrops and some grassland areas subject to flooding, but dry at time of collection.

  • Description

    Bushy erect shrub, branching from the base, to almost 2 m. [see label for additional information]. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 470954

    Occurrence ID: 9ecb74c3-2081-4248-a372-13b24d939703

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Rio de Contas Mun.

  • Locality

    Between 2.5 and 5 km S. of Vila do Rio de Contas on side road to W. of the road to Livramento, leading to the Rio Brumado

  • Elevation

    Alt. 980 m. (3215 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.6, -41.83

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Cassia
Between 2.5 and 5 tan S. of Vila do Rio de
Contas on side road to W. of'the road" to
Livramento, leading to the Rio Brumado.
Roclcy riverside with rapids, riverine
vegetation, cerrado with sandstone outcrops
and some grassland areas subject to flooding,
but dry at time of collection.
Approx. 41°$0*¥, 13°36*S. ca. 980m.
This plant in waste sandy ground by river.
Bushy erect shrub, branching from the base,
to almost 2m. Branches doriventral in one
plane. Leaves mid-green. Sepals reddish-
brown tinged. Petals yellow. Pods tinged
reddish at first.
28 March 1977	R M Harley	20141
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
Serra do Rio de Contas
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Vow.
R.M. Harley. S.J. Mayo, R.M. Storr. T.S. SantoSt^. R.S. Pinheiro.
in Harley No. 2^0 / ^ /
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia. January-April. 19??.
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