Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don
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Filed As
Fabaceae
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Collector(s)
W. R. Anderson 8800 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 13 Apr 1973
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Location
Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, By Rio Jequití, 2 km from Mendanha.
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Habitat
Rocky cerrado and sparse woods; by river.
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Description
Stems 4 m. tall, unbranched; flowers purple-pink, turning blue-green in age. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00983794
Occurrence ID: a0ede207-bbe6-494d-8922-396f7648f706
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don det J. W. Grimes, Mar 1990
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Minas Gerais
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Locality
Serra do Espinhaço, By Rio Jequití, 2 km from Mendanha
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Elevation
Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)
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Coordinates
-18.12, -43.55
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
5000
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Distribution
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
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Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don