Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 23949 with R. Reis dos Santos, R. Souza & S. F. da Fonseca, 26 Feb 1969

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, Serra dos Três Irmãos, ca. 48 km west of Montes Claros, near road to Agua Boa.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado, frequently (but not recently) burned, with mature trees and continuous grass but few shrubs.

  • Description

    Ascending subshrub to ca. 1m. tall. Corolla violet. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983807

    Occurrence ID: a4d7fa88-35ad-4fc9-aa6e-5619f8ca26ef

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Serra do Espinhaço, Serra dos Três Irmãos, ca. 48 km west of Montes Claros, near road to Agua Boa.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.8313, -43.4451

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinha?o
No. 239k9
Ascending subshrub to ca* lm tall* Corolla
violet* Cerrado, frequently (but not
recently) burned, with mature trees and con-
tinuous grass but few shrubs, ca. U8km west
of Montes Claros, near road to Agua Boa*
Elev* 1000 nu ^ •
H. S. Irwin, R. Reis dos Santas,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00983807
B, Souza, & S'. F. da Fonseca
26 February
Field work conducted with the collaboration of 'the TTniveraidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimenta?So do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
00983807