Filed As:

Fabaceae
Desmodium platycarpum Benth.

All Determinations:

Desmodium platycarpum Benth. det. B. G. Schubert, Sep 1968

Location:

Brazil. Goiás. Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun. Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 12 km N.W. of Veadeiros, road to Cavalcante. Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

Collector(s):

H. S. Irwin 9438 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 21 Oct 1965

Description:

Erect herb, to ca. 50 cm. tall. Corolla magenta, whitering dark blue-violet. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Campo slope.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01020005
GUID: 7f932903-6027-409f-b8f9-7b44cb5a216e

Map:

Georeferencing Method: online gazetteer (Coordinates for Veadeiros determined from Species Link, offset calculated on MANIS. Even taking into account the CV error index, these coordinates are probably more exact than those from the field book.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 5000
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-14.04, -47.5953)

Distribution:

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