Chamaecrista acosmifolia (Mart. ex Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. acosmifolia

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista acosmifolia (Mart. ex Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. acosmifolia

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 31458 with R. M. Harley & G. L. Smith, 04 Mar 1971

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Espigão Mestre, near Barreiras airport, ca. 5 km NW. of Barreiras.

  • Habitat

    Cerrado on brown sand. Common.

  • Description

    Slender subshrub to 1 m tall. Corolla yellow. Fruit yellow-brown, few in flower [see specimen label for additional information]. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 594515

    Occurrence ID: 31f5d213-921f-4ab4-b1b4-8edb1ea9d706

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Espigão Mestre, near Barreiras airport, ca. 5 km NW. of Barreiras

  • Elevation

    Alt. 650 m. (2133 ft.)

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00594515
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BOTANICAL
New York Botanical Garden
Revision of Cassia, Sect. Absus
Cassia acosmifolia Mart. var. acosmifolia
H. S. Irwin & R.C. Barneby
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Bahia
No. 3lU£8 Valley of the Rio das Ondas
Slender subshrub to lm tall, the long,
essentially simple branches plagiotropic,
the leaves distichous. Leaves dark green,
with lighter green zone along midrib. Corolla
yellow. Fruit yellow-brown. Common but few in
flower. Cerrado on brown sand, Espigao Mestre,
near Barreiras airport, ca. £km NW. of
Barreiras, ca. 6^0m. elev.
H. S. Irwin, R. M. Harley, G. L. Smith ^ March	1971
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Univeraidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experi menta cáo Aerícola do Norte, su >ported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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