Filed As:

Fabaceae
Dioclea bicolor Benth.

All Determinations:

Dioclea bicolor Benth. det. R. H. Maxwell, 02 Dec 1981

Dioclea rufescens Benth. det. H. S. Irwin, 1966

Location:

Brazil. Maranhão. Pastos Bons Mun. ca. 20 km West of Pastos Bons, between km 166 & 167 markers on the road to Sao Raimundo das Mangabeiras. Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. Eiten 5417 with Liene T. Eiten, 20 Aug 1963

Description:

Shrub 1-1½ m. tall. Sepals dark reddish-purple. Petals violet pink, standard with a light yellow spot at center base of front surface; almost all trees in leaf at present date (near end of dry season). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

"chapada" vegetation (xeromorphic woodland or "cerradão") on flat plateau top.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00984485
GUID: 2e899168-e988-419c-a7a9-75cdbe86d38c

Map:

Coordinates: (-6.7, -44.23)

Distribution:

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