Chamaecrista blanchetii (Benth.) Conc., L.P.Queiroz & G.P.Lewis

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Bahia

• County/Municipio

  Morro do Chapéu Mun.

• Locality

  Rio do Ferro Doid9o, 19.5 km SE of Morro do Chapéu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo

• Elevation

  Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -11.63, -41.03

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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R.M. Harley, G.L. Bromley, A, M.De Carvalho, J.M. Soares Nunes,
J.L.Hage, &. E.B. Dos Santos
in Harley No.
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
PesQuisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March - June, 1980
Cassia
Morro do Chapeu.
Rio do Ferro Doido, 19*5 1cm. S.E. of Morro do
Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo,
with water-worn, horizontally bedded sandstone
at surface, with damp sand, sedge marsh,
exposed rocks and waterfall. Vegetation open
scrub to closed low woodland in drier areas.
Alt. ca. 900 m. 41 02»W., 11038*S. D6.
This plant growing at water margin by river at
edge of low woodland.
Bushy shrub to 4 m. Leaves spreading, rigid,
coriaceous glaucous, slightly less so beneath.
Sepals yellowish,tinged red at base. Petals
golden-yellow. Anthers dull yellow, ovary
green with orange tinged style.
31 May 1980
R.M. Harley
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