Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 12127 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 30 Jan 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Chapada da Contagem, ca. 15 km E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 3m. tall. Corolla rose-pink, fading to bluish with age. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Wood voucher"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983800

    Occurrence ID: 3745e71a-5a3f-41fa-b499-49da7c42b2ca

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Chapada da Contagem, ca. 15 km E. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1050 m. (3445 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.7833, -47.7767

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasilia determined from ADL, offset calculated as straight line on MANIS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No.. 12127
BOTANICAL
Garde**
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00983800
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng) G. Don
det. J. Grimes, 3/90
Shrub ca. 3m. tall. Corolla rose-pink,
fading to bluish with age, Cerrado,
Chapada do Contagem, ca. lf> km. E. of
Brasilia, D. F. Elevation 10^0 m*
Wood voucher
H. S. Irwin,	_______P
R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos 30 January 1966
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Unirersidade de Brasilia«
Institute Agnm(mico do Norte, and the HinlaWrio da Agricnltura. Supported Id
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00983800