Chamaecrista conferta var. virgata (H.S.Irwin & Barneby) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista conferta var. virgata (H.S.Irwin & Barneby) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    R. R. Brooks BRASPEX #186 with R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker, H. Dias Ferreira, 22 Apr 1988

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Niquelândia Mun. Macedo, ca. 15 km N of Niquelandia. NW facing hill slope.

  • Habitat

    Rocky pyroxenite/peridotite-based slope, and flat area adjacent to roadside below, about 1-1.5 km west of nickel ore workings. Flat disturbed ground near road.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2 m. Flowers in axillary clusters, petals bright yellow. Sepals light yellow-green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 515009

    Occurrence ID: 5db032cd-2aff-42f3-bcda-73ab6ba36f95

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Niquelândia Mun.

  • Locality

    Macedo, ca. 15 km N of Niquelandia. NW facing hill slope

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.3, -48.4

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BRAZILIAN SERPENTINE PLANT EXPEDITION
Universidade Federal de Goi&s, Massey University,
New York Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
BRASPEX // 186
Caesalpiniaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00515009
Cassia = Chamaecrista conferta (Bentham) var.
virgata Irwin & Barneby det. Barneby
BRAZIL, Goi&s. Macedo, ca. 15 km N of Niqueltndia;
14°18’S, 48°24'W. NW facing hill slope, rocky
pyroxenite/peridotite-based slope, and flat area
adjacent to roadside below, about 1-1.5 km west of
nickel ore workings. Ca. 1000 m. Flat, disturbed
ground near road.
Shrub to 2 m. Flowers in axillary clusters, petals
bright yellow. Sepals light yellow-green.
R. R. Brooks, R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker,
H. Dias Ferreira	April 22, 1988
Funded by The National Geographic Society, NY and M0
8£
00515009