Chamaecrista ursina (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista ursina (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 11577 with G. Hatschbach, R. C. Barneby, B. E. Gates, 25 Feb 1975

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Diamantina Mun. Steep-sided valley of Biribiri.

  • Habitat

    With sandstone outcrops.

  • Description

    Depressed, many-branched shrub, to 1m in open places, to 3 m in protected ravines; foliage sticky. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00978891

    Occurrence ID: be4915e6-d7bb-4447-b694-ec5219cd4e4e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Diamantina Mun.

  • Locality

    Steep-sided valley of Biribiri

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.1333, -43.6167

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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New York Botanical Garden
Revision of Cassia, Sect. Ab sus
Cassia ursina Bentham
H. S. Irwin & R.C. Barneby 1975
PLANTS OF BRAZIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden and the Museu Botanico
de Curitiba by W- R. Anderson, Q. Hatschbach,
R. C. Barneby, and B. E. Gates
Cassia ursina Bentham
det. R.C. Barneby, 1975
MINAS GERAIS. Hun. Diamantina: Steep-sided
valley of Biribiri, with sandstone outcrops;
elev. 1100 m.
Depressed, many-branched shrub, to 1 m in
open places, to 3 m in protected ravines;
foliage sticky; sterile.
William R- Anderson 1 •) 577_ 25 February 1975
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation, The New York
Garden, the Prefeitura de Curitiba, Paraná, and
The Univaraity of Michigan
00978891