Filed As:

Fabaceae
Andira nitida Mart. ex Benth.

Location:

Brazil. Espírito Santo. Itaúnas. Altitude sea level.

Collector(s):

G. P. Lewis 1636 with with H. C. de Lima, J. C. Gomes & L. M. M. Morao, 15 May 1987

Description:

shrub, to 2 m. Erect shrub, to 2 m. with leathery yellowish-green leaflets. Calyces blackish-purple. Flowers pinkish, the standard with a central creamish blotch flecked reddish-purple and surrounded purplish-red on the inner face. Young developing fruit greem tinged purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

White sand dunes with restinga scrub.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 532840
GUID: a82cdd1d-a875-4e44-a515-9ef05c5bcf97

Map:

Coordinates: (-18.42, -39.75)

Distribution:

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