Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 23340 with R. Reis dos Santos, R. Souza & S. F. da Fonseca, 16 Feb 1969

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 8 km west of Grão Mogol.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado thicket. Cerrado, interspersed with wet rocky campo.

  • Description

    Erect herb ca. 1.5 m. tall. Corolla purplish rose-pink, fading to bluish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983831

    Occurrence ID: ea09fc5d-73a7-4df3-a6da-1301a10bab81

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, ca. 8 km west of Grão Mogol

  • Elevation

    Alt. 950 m. (3117 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.5648, -42.8944

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Estado de Minas Gerais
Sena do Espmhaco
No. 233UO
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng) G. Don
det. J. Grimes, 3/90
Erect herb ca„ 1,5m tall. Corolia
purplish rose-pink, fading to bluish,
Cerrado thicket. Cerrado, interspersed
with web rocky campo, ca, 8km West of
Grao Mogol. Elev. 9$0 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Reis dos Santos, , , 5, ,
R. Souza, & S. F. da Fonseca	x J e°ruary	19G9
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the TJniversldade de Brasilia and
the Institute de Pesqaisas e Experimentasao do Norte, supported in. part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
00983831