Chamaecrista astrochiton (H.S.Irwin & Barneby) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista astrochiton (H.S.Irwin & Barneby) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8373 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 09 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. 25 km by road NE of Diamantina, 2 km W of Rio Jequití. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Habitat

    Dense cerrado on rocky (quartzite) hillside and woods along stream; soil sandy; on rocks in cerrado.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.1 m. tall; sterile. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00959584

    Occurrence ID: 41e5d99a-e4c2-4123-ade9-e5aeaf709959

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    25 km by road NE of Diamantina, 2 km W of Rio Jequití. Serra do Espinhaço.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 790 m. (2592 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.0903, -43.4328

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Diamantina coordinates from CRIA, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS website.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espfahago
Cassia astrochiton Irwin & Barneby
25 km by road NE of Diamantina, 2 km W of Rio
Jecjuiti; elev. 790 m; dense cerrado on rocky
(quartzite) hillside and woods along stream;
soil sandy.
Shnib 1.1 m tall; sterile; on rocks in
cerrado.
William R. Anderson 8373	9 April 1978
Fi«ld work supported in part by funds from the Nation»1 Sd^ce Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Institute de Pesquiaas e Experimentacio Agricola do Norte.
00959584