Bauhinia bongardii Steud.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Bauhinia bongardii Steud.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 21157 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. L. Hage & H. S. Brito, 10 Apr 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Serra Geral de Caitité ca. 3 km from Caiteté S along the road to Brejinhos das Ametistas.

  • Habitat

    Tall scrub with shrubs & some trees.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3 m. [see specimen label for additional information]. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 573377

    Occurrence ID: e11a16c3-87b1-49f2-adaa-80b89b3efecd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bauhinia bongardii Steud. det G. P. Lewis, 25 Aug 1981

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Serra Geral de Caitité ca. 3 km from Caiteté S along the road to Brejinhos das Ametistas

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.08, -42.48

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Serra G-eral de Caitité ca. 3km* from Caitite
S# along the road to Brejinhos das Ametistas,
Campos gerais. Tall scrub with shrubs & some
trees*
Alt. ca. 1000m. 42 29'W, 14 05'S. &5.
Shrub to 3m. Leaves coriaceous midgreen
slightly glossy above, paler beneath with fawn
veins. Sepals brownish, petals white. Stamens
& style white turning pinkish purple with age.
Pods green.
10 April 1980 R.M.Harley
21157,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00573377
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
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Small specimen portion removed for phylogenomic analysis:
Phylogenomic discovery and engineering of nitrogen fixation into the
bioenergy woody crop poplar (DOE).
R. Folk et al. (FLAS)	Qct. 2017
R. M. Harley, G.L.Bromley, A. M.De Carvalho, ]. L. H age, &. H. S. Brito
in Harley No. 71(5?-
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March - June, 1980
00573377