Chamaecrista desvauxii var. mollissima (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista desvauxii var. mollissima (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 19875 with H, Maxwell, D. C. Wasshausen, 12 Feb 1968

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra de Itabirito, ca. 45 km S.E. of Belo Horizonte.

  • Habitat

    Outcrops. Upland campo and adjacent rocky slopes and outcrops.

  • Description

    Erect, subshrub to ca. 1m. tall, with divergent branches. Corolla yellow, the fifth petal with a reddish brown blotch near base. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00959602

    Occurrence ID: 1914916a-4133-4d5f-8fec-59c49a6de53e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra de Itabirito, ca. 45 km S.E. of Belo Horizonte.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.2, -43.8

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

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Chamaecrista desvauxii var. mollissima (Benth.)
H.S. Irwin & Bameby
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN / ^
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Serra do Espinhago
19875
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Erect, subshrub to ca, 1m tall, with divergent
branches. Corolla yellow, the fifth petal
with a reddish brown blotch near base.
Outcrops. Upland campo and adjacent rocky
slopes and outcrops, Serra do Itabirito,
Minas Gerais, ca. U5km S.E. of Belo Horizonte,
ca. 1600 m. elev.
H. S. Irwin, H. Maxwell,
D. C. Waashaosen_12 February 196ft
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the TTniversidade de Brasilia,
Institute Agronomico do Norte, and the Minis tirio da Agricultura. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
Chamaecrista desvauxii (Collad.) Killip var. mollissima
(Benth.) H.S. Irwin & Bameby
det. Beatriz Baker (Univ. of Missouri - St. Louis) 2011
00959602