Andira nitida Mart. ex Benth.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Andira nitida Mart. ex Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 9881 with A. Carvalho, T.S. dos Santos, J. Jardim & S. Sant'Ana, 12 May 1993

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Belmonte Mun. Barrolândia, Estaçao Experimental "Gregorio Bondar" CEPLAC, 48 km east of BR 101 on road to Belmonte.

  • Habitat

    Southern Bahian wet forest ("Tabuleiro" forest) and adjacent "Mussungunga" savannah.

  • Description

    Shrub, 2 m, leaves subcoriaceous, shiny yellow-green above, lustrous yellow-green beneath; fruit yellow-green, mottled with black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    Fruit apart (NY 95194)

  • Specimen Notes

    Foliage on sheet (NY 95191) and fruit apart (NY 95194).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 95194

    Occurrence ID: e43716de-1eb1-4fe6-a0df-114772f69e8c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Andira nitida Mart. ex Benth. det R. T. Pennington, 1995

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Belmonte Mun.

  • Locality

    Barrolândia, Estaçao Experimental "Gregorio Bondar" CEPLAC, 48 km east of BR 101 on road to Belmonte.

  • Coordinates

    -16.13, -39.25

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No. 9881	FABACEAE
Andira A/.'kbC^
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BRAZIL. Bahia: Mun. Belmonte.
Barrolandia, Estagao Experimental "Gregorio
Bondar" CEPLAC, 48 km east of BR 101 on road
to Belmonte. 16o08*S, 39°15’W. Southern
Bahian wet forest ("tabuleiro" forest).
Adjacent "mussununga" savanna.
Shrub, 2 m, leaves subcoriaceous, shiny
yellow-green above, lustrous yellow-green
beneath; fruit yellow-green, mottled with
black.
W. Thomas, A. Carvalho, T.S. dos Santos, J.
Jardim & S. Sant’Ana	12 May 1993
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