Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 9266 with P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 21 Apr 1973

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Rio Pandeiros, ca. 52 km by road W of Januária near road to Serra das Araras.

  • Habitat

    Sandy beach and adjacent woods and cerrado.

  • Description

    Herb 1 m tall; banner and wings purple-pink, turning blue-green in age. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 594347

    Occurrence ID: eef366b6-5e25-49dd-97af-51acc436a4ce

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • Locality

    Rio Pandeiros, ca. 52 km by road W of Januária near road to Serra das Araras

  • Elevation

    Alt. 520 m. (1706 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.45, -44.83

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

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PLANTS OF THE PLAN ALTO DO BRASIL
Collected for The New York Botanical Garden by W. R. Anderson,
P. A. Fryxell, S. R. Hill, R. Reis das Santos, and R. Souza
Bstado'de Minas Gerais
Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng) G. Don
det. J. Grimes, 3/90
Rio Pandeiros, ca. 52 km by road W of Janudria
near road to Serra das Aracas; elev. 520 m;
sandy beach and adjacent woods and cerrado.
Herb 1 m tall; banner and wings purple-pink,
turning blue-green in age; shady woods.
William R. Anderson no^__April 1973
Field work supported in part by fundi from the National Science Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Univenidade de Brasilia and the
Institut» de Pesquisas e Experimentafio Agricola do Norte.
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