Chamaecrista scabra (Pohl ex Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Distrito Federal

• Locality

  Córrego Covanças, near Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km N.E. of Brasília

• Elevation

  Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -15.6555, -47.7847

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  10000

• Georeferencing Method

  online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasilia determined from ADL, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

00960934
No. II527
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
Chamaecrista scabra (Benth.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby
New York Botanical Garden
Revision of Cassia, Sect Absus
Cassia scabra Pohl ex Benth.
H. S. Irwin & R.C. Barneby	197U
Subshrub to ca. i|0 cm. tall, with several
stems from base. Corolla yellow. Fruit
green with purple bristles. Locally fre-
quent. Steep campo slopes, Corrego Covan^as,
near^Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km. N. E. of
Brasilia. Elevation 1000 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos
10 January 1966
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia,
Institute Agronòmico do Norte, and the Ministério da Agriculture. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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