Harpalyce brasiliana Benth.
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Filed As
Fabaceae
Harpalyce brasiliana Benth. -
Collector(s)
I. Silberbauer-Gottsberger 11-10482 with G. Gottsberger, 10 Apr 1982
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Location
Brazil. Maranhão. Codó Mun. "Fazenda Canto da Roça (spoken: Rossa)".
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Habitat
Cerrado.
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Description
Shrub, 2m. tall. Reddish orange flowers turn to red when older. [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01058507
Occurrence ID: 28439f9d-7183-4a79-8bbf-39099d214723
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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
Harpalyce brasiliana Benth. det R. C. Barneby
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Maranhão
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County/Municipio
Codó Mun.
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Locality
"Fazenda Canto da Roça (spoken: Rossa)"
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Coordinates
-4.5, -43.9
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Distribution
FLORA OF BRÄZI-L S täte of Maranhao Municipality of Codô (4*30*S, 43*54.'W), "Fazenda Canto da Roça (spoken: Rossa)" (1400 mm pluviosity per year, dry season from August to October). Several vege- tation types mixed In a mosaic-like fashion. "Chapada", light and open forest with trees 10-25 m tall, on sandy soil. Prominent tree speciçs: Tapi rte guianen- ? sis ("Pa.U. Pombo"), Astronium fcaxinifolium ("Gonçalo Alves"), Tetragastris altissima ("Amescla"), Caryocjr sp. ("Piqui"), Tabcbuia sp. ("Pafo d' Arco,"), "Pau Chapada". "Cerrado** (called "Camoo in this region), lower trees, more open vegetation with grassy groUndlayer, on sandy'soil: puuiea çrandiflora ("Pau Terra), Cura tel la a mericana ("Lixa")V Dimorphandra sp.'("Favelra"), Platonia insignis ("BacUri"), Parkia sp., Annona cortacea and Several species of Byrsonima ("Hurlci"). "BabassU forest" with Orbignya martiana and O. eichleri palms. "Tabuleiro", grassy Helds on clayed soil, inundated during the rainy season, covered by Ipw herbaceous vegetation; On patches with raised soil plat- form "islands" of shrubby or forest-like vegetation with elements from all surrounding vegetation typés are occurring. Along the Water course and arour.d J the small headwater lagoons tall "Buriti palms (Mauritia flexuosa) grow, and in open swampy places with grasses and sedges, Araceae (Caladium sp. and others) ' Occur. This stand; "Cerrado". Shrub, 2 tti tall* Reddish orangç flowers turn to red when older* Inverted position of the flower * Me1iponinae are gnawing the f lowerà to get to the nectar. Hummingbirds visited the flowers with a very low frequence. This stand: "Cerrado". leg.: I. & G. Gottsberger n.. 11-10482 Date! April, 10,1982 01058507
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Harpalyce brasiliana Benth.