Erythrina speciosa Andrews

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Erythrina speciosa Andrews

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 8428 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 18 Sep 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Rio Torto, immediately N. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    Gallery forest and adjacent marshy campo.

  • Description

    Spiny-stemmed shrub to 2.5 m. tall. Corolla scarlet. Seeds black-brown, speckled light brown. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01058575

    Occurrence ID: 5d21a11c-6935-4920-9032-29aff5f44614

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Rio Torto, immediately N. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 975 m. (3199 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.72, -47.88

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

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^YPRKBOTANICAL GARDEN
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDE]
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No. 8^28
Erythrina speciosa
Det, Mary K. Arroyo, 1971
Spiny-stemmed shrub to 2.5 m. tall. Corolla
scarlet. Seeds black-brown, speckled light
brown* Gallery forest and adjacent marshy
campo, Rio Torto, immediately N. of Brasilia,
D.F. Elevation 975 w.
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos_18 September 1965_
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia*
Institute AgronAmico do Norte, and the Ministirio da Agriculture. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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