Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.
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Filed As
Fabaceae
Centrosema ? virginianum (L.) Benth. -
Collector(s)
R. M. Harley 21445 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. L. Hage & H. S. Brito, 17 Apr 1980
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Location
Brazil. Bahia. Basin of the Upper Sao Francisco River. ca. 26 km NE of Bom Jesus da Lapa on the road to Calderão.
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Habitat
Caatinga woodland with nearby marsh.
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Description
Twining shrub to 3 m. Leaves coriaceous. Sepals pale green, tinged brown. Standard pale , with mottled bluish-purple margin outside. Wings & standard within, bright purple, the latter with large white blaze in centre. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 585448
Occurrence ID: 75f60acc-133d-4329-8459-d4ac7e9108b5
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth., ?, det G. P. Lewis, 18 Aug 1981
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Bahia
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Locality
Basin of the Upper Sao Francisco River. ca. 26 km NE of Bom Jesus da Lapa on the road to Calderão.
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Elevation
Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)
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Coordinates
-13.15, -43.22
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Distribution
NSW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Leguminosae Basin of the Upper SSo Francisco River, ca. 26km« N.E. of Bom Jesus da Lapa on the road to Calderao. Caatinga woodland with nearby marsh. Alt. ca. 500m. 43 13*W., 13 09*S. F4* Twining shrub to 3m. Leaves coriaceous. Sepals pale green^tinged brown. Standard pale, with mottled bluish-purple margin outside. Wings & standard within, bright purple, the latter with large white blaze in centre. 17 April 1980 R.M.Harley 21445 ifr 00585448 lEW Yo^ «otanicaET ^4RdeN. EX HERBARIO KEWENSI BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA (L.) ZerZU. dsit. (S.p, Le^Aj> (f.r.irpi R.M. Harley, G.L.Bromley, A. M.De Carvalho, J.L.Hage, &.H.S.Brito in Harley No. 2-( ^ ^ Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia Brasileira de Cilncias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de Pesauisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bah.ia, March - June, 1980 00585448
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Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.