Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don
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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
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Location
Brazil. Minas Gerais. Serra do Espinhaço, Serra dos Três Irmãos, ca. 48 km west of Montes Claros, near road to Agua Boa.
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Habitat
Cerrado, frequently (but not recently) burned, with mature trees and continuous grass but few shrubs.
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Description
Ascending subshrub to ca. 1m. tall. Corolla violet. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00983807
Occurrence ID: a4d7fa88-35ad-4fc9-aa6e-5619f8ca26ef
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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
Desmodium campyloclados Hemsl., cf., det B. G. Schubert, Feb 1982
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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, Serra dos Três Irmãos, ca. 48 km west of Montes Claros, near road to Agua Boa.
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Elevation
Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)
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Coordinates
-16.8313, -43.4451
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
Besmodium | ¿f. u ( OOlX-I^P (ytrfA- ^SpPCt^ Del« BssÉW® &• Schubert 1in iAau) 5/^q 19^2 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
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Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don