Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 13090 with J. W. Grear, Jr., R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 22 Feb 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Ribeirão Torto, ca. 10 km N.E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado. Gallery forest and adjacent cerrado.

  • Description

    Herb ca. 1m. tall. Fruit brown-violet. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983802

    Occurrence ID: 1dffc2ba-8f66-4d97-a834-6a6e8750b424

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Ribeirão Torto, ca. 10 km N.E. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 950 m. (3117 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.72, -47.87

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    literature. Coordinates for Ribeirao Torto, where it enters Lago do Paranoá (approximately 10 km NE from center of Brasília).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No. 13090
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G. Don
Det.: B.G. Schubert, 1968
Herb ca. 1 m. tall» Fruit brown-violet.
Cerrado. Gallery forest and adjacent
cerrado3/ Riberao Torto, ca, 10 km, N,E.
of Brasilia, D.F. Elevation 9^0 m.
H. S. Irwin, J. W. Grear, Jr.,
R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos 22 February 1966
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia
Institute Agronomico do Norte, and the Minist£rio da Agriculture. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation«
00983802