Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene var. rotundifolia

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene var. rotundifolia

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 6498 with M. T. Kalin Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 06 Mar 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun. Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 20 km by road N of Alto Paraíso.

  • Habitat

    Region of rocky (sandstone) hilltop cerrado, seeping hillsides, rocky open cerrado in raised places on hillsides, and open mesophytic woods by stream.

  • Description

    Trailing in sand on hillside; petals yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00978515

    Occurrence ID: 5d569159-bbfe-46e9-9a65-49db87fc58a0

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Alto Paraíso de Goiás Mun.

  • Locality

    Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 20 km by road N of Alto Paraíso

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.9376, -47.5167

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Road originally heads NW of original point, but curves back to the east.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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New York Botanical Garden
Revision of Cassia sect. Chamaecrista
of the Americas
Cassia rotundifolia Per s. var.
rotundifolia
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00978515
Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Persoon ) Greene var.
rotundifolia
20 km by road. N of Alto Paraíso; elev. ca.
l600 m; region of rocky (sandstone) hilltop
cerrado, seeping hillsides, rocky open cerrado
in raised places on hillsides, and open meso-
phytic woods by stream.
Trailing in sand on hillside; petals yellow.
William R. Anderson
61*98
6
March 1973
Field work supported in part by funds from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agrícola do Norte.
H. S. Irwin & R. C. Bameby
Estado de Goiis
Chapada dos Veadeiros
PLANTS OF THE PLANALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
M. T. real™ Arroyo, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza
00978515