Desmodium cuneatum Hook. & Arn.
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Filed As
Fabaceae
Desmodium cuneatum Hook. & Arn. -
Collector(s)
M. H. Nee 48383, 21 Feb 1998
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Location
Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. Along highway from Santa Cruz to Montero, 2 km S of turnoff to Aeropuerto Internacional Viru-Viru, 12 km N of center of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
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Habitat
Sandy, grassy roadside. Through former savanna, with a mostly solid cover of grasses, mostly African species of Brachiaria.
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Description
Striking, wand-like herbs 1.5-2.5 m tall, on grassy roadside, mostly with exotic Brachiaria grass, the habitat preferences uncertain, not noticed in adjacent pastures or in Viru-Viru Pampa, the natural grassland surrounding the airport, but can apparently tolerate the soil distubance of road construction here several years ago, There are no other collections at NY from Bolivia; could this be a recent introduction? Few-branched, or often completely unbranched. Flowers typical Desmodium violet pink, fading to a metallic blue. Fruit yellow-green, then light brown.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 306076
Occurrence ID: 8129936e-5b65-4af0-b682-06ad84944b00
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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
Desmodium cuneatum Hook. & Arn. det M. H. Nee, 1998
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Region
South America
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Country
Bolivia
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State/Province
Santa Cruz
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County/Municipio
Andrés Ibáñez Prov.
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Locality
Along highway from Santa Cruz to Montero, 2 km S of turnoff to Aeropuerto Internacional Viru-Viru, 12 km N of center of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
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Elevation
Alt. 380 m. (1247 ft.)
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Coordinates
-17.67, -63.15
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Distribution
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Desmodium cuneatum Hook. & Arn.