Desmodium discolor Vogel

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium discolor Vogel

  • Collector(s)

    R. R. Brooks BRASPEX #17 with R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker, H. Dias Ferreira, 08 Apr 1988

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Hidrolândia Mun. Morro Feio, 5 km N Hidrolandia.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado; margins of ground disturbed by min. exploration/mining; rocky outcrops (chalcedony silification). Serpentine ; in disturbed flat ground on W. side of outcrop.

  • Description

    Erect shrub 1.7 m., branched from base. Flowers pink-purple fading to blue. Sepals red-brown. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01019970

    Occurrence ID: ab5c3ae7-4f73-4fe7-acb8-4c9ce15cdbe1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Desmodium discolor Vogel det R. C. Barneby, 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Hidrolândia Mun.

  • Locality

    Morro Feio, 5 km N Hidrolandia.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 875 m. (2871 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.92, -49.23

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BRAZILIAN SERPENTINE PLANT EXPEDITION	rSlJ
Universidade Federal de Goiis, Massey University,
New York Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
BRASPEX $f 17	Leguminosae
Desmodium discolor Vog.	det. R.Barneby, 1988
BRAZIL, Goiàs. Morro Feio, 5km N Hidrolandia.
16055'S, 49°14'W. 875m. Cerrado; margins of ground
disturbed by min. exploration/mining; rocky outcrops
(chalcedony silification). Serpentinitic.
Erect shrub, 1.7m, branched from base, in disturbed
flat ground on W. side of outcrop. Flowers pink-
purple fading to blue. Sepals red-brown.
R. R. Brooks, R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker
H. Dias Ferreira	April 8, 1988
Funded by The National Geographic Society, NY and MO
01019970