Eriosema benthamianum Mart. ex Benth.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Eriosema benthamianum Mart. ex Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 9635 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 28 Oct 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km N.E. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Steep slopes, cerrado.

  • Description

    Herb ca. 75 cm. tall, with several stems from large root. Corolla yellow. Few in flower, but locally common. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01019776

    Occurrence ID: 157c8c48-0abe-4d73-873c-0ff3c6dd51c6

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km N.E. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.6555, -47.7847

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

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

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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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. 963^
Eriosema benthamianum Mart, ex Benth,
Det: John W. Grear, Jr., 1968
Herb ca. 73> cm. tall, with several stems fi?om
large root. Corolla yellow* Few in flower,
but locally common. Steep slopes, cerrado,
Chapada da Contagem, ca. 20 km. N. E. of
Brasilia, D. F. Elevation 1000 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos	28 October 1965
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Univereidade de Brasilia,
Institute Agron6mico do Norte, and the Minist£rio da Agriculture. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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