Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 8800 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 13 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, By Rio Jequití, 2 km from Mendanha.

  • Habitat

    Rocky cerrado and sparse woods; by river.

  • Description

    Stems 4 m. tall, unbranched; flowers purple-pink, turning blue-green in age. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983794

    Occurrence ID: a0ede207-bbe6-494d-8922-396f7648f706

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, By Rio Jequití, 2 km from Mendanha

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.12, -43.55

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

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PLANTS OF THE PLAN ALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis das Santos, and R. Souza
Està do de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinha$o
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng) G. Don
det. J. Grimes, 3/90
Rocky cerrado and sparse woods by Rio Jequiti,
2 km from Mendanha; elev. ca. 800 m.
Stems ^ m tall, unbranched; flowers purple-
pink, turning blue-green in age; by river.
William R. Anderson 8800	13 April 1978
field work supported in part by iund« from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentaeäo Agricola do Norte.
00983794