Eriosema benthamianum Mart. ex Benth.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Distrito Federal

• Locality

  Chapada da Contagem, ca. 10 km N. E. of Brasília

• Elevation

  Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -15.7194, -47.8507

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  10000

• Georeferencing Method

  Online gazetteer. Coordinates for Brasília determined from ADL, offset calculated on MANIS.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden
Revision of American species of Eriosema
E. benthamianum Martius ex Bentham
John W. Grear, Jr.	1967
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No. 8203
Eriosema benthamianum Mart, ex Benthe
Det: John W. Grear, Jr., 1968
Herb or subshrub to 6f? cm. tall, with
several stems from woody root. Corolla
la yellow, brownish at base. Burned-over
! campo and cerrado, summit of Chapada da
Contagem, ca. 10 km. N.E. of Brasilia, D.F#
j Elevation 1000 m.
! H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R Reis dos Santos	n September 1965
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Univenidade de Brasilia,
Instituto Agronómico do Norte, and the Ministério da Agricultura. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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