Crotalaria vitellina Ker Gawl.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Crotalaria vitellina Ker Gawl.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 27436 with S. F. da Fonseca, R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, J. Ramos, 13 Mar 1970

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, Rio Jequití, ca. 20 km E. of Diamantina.

  • Habitat

    Common in sandy open places. Gallery forest on white sand and low sclerophyllous vegetation on outcrops.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 1.5 m. tall. Inflorescence pendent; corolla yellow, aging to red-brown. Fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983606

    Occurrence ID: ce201f7c-8546-49fe-b656-a5df265614f9

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, Rio Jequití, ca. 20 km E. of Diamantina

  • Elevation

    Alt. 790 m. (2592 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.1806, -43.5196

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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SYSTEMATIC STUDIES IN THE LEGUMINOSAE
Crotalaria vitellina Ker.
YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Annotated by Donald R. Windier 1977
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
27li36	Sen* ** B5i)lnluieo
No* Crotalaria vitellina Ker.
Det. by Mary T. Kalin Arroyo f 1971
Shrub ca. 1,5m tall. Inflorescence pendent;
corolla yellow, aging to red-brown. Fruit
green. Common in sandy open places. Gallery
forest on white sand and low sclerophyllous
vegetation on outcrops, Rio Jequiti, ca. 20km
E. of Diamantina. Elev. 790m.
H. S. Irwin, S. F. da PonaSca,
R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos,
J. Ramos	13 March 1970
Field 'work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and
the Institute de Peaquisas e Experimentasao Agricola do Norte, supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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