Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 24529 with R. Reis dos Santos, R. Souza & S. F. da Fonseca, 16 Mar 1969

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Cavalcante Mun. Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 38 km north of Veadeiros.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado on rocky slopes.

  • Description

    Few-branched subshrub to ca. 2m. tall. Corolla purplish pink. Immature fruit red-violet. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00983832

    Occurrence ID: 8d59a8f2-2b67-4d5f-b913-865af4e9a992

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Cavalcante Mun.

  • Locality

    Chapada dos Veadeiros, ca. 38 km north of Veadeiros

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.7732, -47.5167

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Georeferencing Method

    online gazetteer. Coordinates for Alto Paraíso de Goiás (formerly Veadeiros) from SpeciesLink, offset calculated on MANIS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Gofas
Chapada dos Veadeiros
No. 21*529
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng) G. Don
det. J. Grimes, 3/90
Few-branched subshrub to ca, 2m tall.
Corolla pueplish pink. Immature fruit
red-violet. Cerrado on rocky slopes,
ca. 38km north of Veadeiros. Elev.
1000 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Reis dos Santos,	Mo u
R. Souza, & S. F. da Fonseca	narcn
1969
Field work corducted with the collaboration _of the Universi dado de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimenta}üo do Norte, supported in part by
funds from, the National Science Foundation*
00983832