Peltogyne confertiflora (Mart. ex Hayne) Benth.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Goiás

• County/Municipio

  Caldas Novas Mun.

• Locality

  At headwaters of the creek, Rio Quente, at the hotel, "Pousada do Rio Quente", at foot of west slope of the Serra de Caldas, 13 km due WSW of city of Caldas Novas.

• Coordinates

  -17.8, -48.75

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Peltogyne
Kunicipio de Caldas ITovasi at heaelwaters of tho creek,
Rio Quente, at hotel, "Pousada do Eio Quente", at foot
of west slope of the Serra de Caldas (a flat-topped
hatholithic dome), 13 km due ¥S!f of city of CALMS
ITOVAS. 17e48*S. 48S45*W* 20 Deo 1974
"Cerradao" zerotaorphic tree—woodland with open canopy
on slope at outer border of gallery forest by hot water
swimming pools. (Both the gallery forest & the adjoin-
ing cerradao now consist of remnant trees, the ground
heneath having "been made into a garden.)
This nS| tree 6 m tall, trunk 12 cm d.b.h. Buds
covered with 2 "brown “bract scales which fall as bud
grows. S pals light green, petals & filaments white,
anthers yillow with brown edges (later turn all hrown),
ovary olive-green, style white. All flowers had all
their petals at this date hut most of the petals fell
off when the branches were oollected.
leg, Ezechias P. Heringer & George Eiten,
n* 14102
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