Crotalaria velutina Benth.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Crotalaria velutina Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 23956 with R. Reis dos Santos, R. Souza & S. F. da Fonseca, 26 Feb 1969

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, Serra dos Três Irmãos, ca. 48 km west of Montes Claros, near road to Agua Boa.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado, frequently (but not recently) burned, with mature trees and continuous grass but few shrubs.

  • Description

    Erect herb to ca. 25 cm. tall. Corolla light yellow. Fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983593

    Occurrence ID: 12432c41-69c6-4d14-8df1-49e65c025548

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Crotalaria velutina Benth. det F. A. Bisby

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, Serra dos Três Irmãos, ca. 48 km west of Montes Claros, near road to Agua Boa.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.8313, -43.4451

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Determinant: F. A. BISBY 19
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Bstado de Minas Gerais	»
Serra do Espinhaso
No. 239^6	/
Erect herb to ca. 25cm tall* Corolla light
yellow* Fruit green. Cerrado, frequently
(hut not recently) toferned, with mature trees
and continuous grass but few shrubs, ca*
148km west of Montes Claros, near road to
Agua Bof • Elev. 1000 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. R©is dos Santos,
R. Souza, & S. F. da Fonseca	db February 1969
Field -work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and
the Institute» de Pesqnisas e Experimentasao do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
00983593