Aeschynomene elegans Schltdl. & Cham.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Aeschynomene elegans Schltdl. & Cham.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17222 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brightton & R. Pinheiro, 21 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Porto Seguro Mun. Coastal Zone. Fonte dos Protomartires do Brasil, Porto Seguro.

  • Habitat

    Coastal rain forest with small river and clearings with disturbed ground.

  • Description

    subshrub to 1 m. Subshrub to 1 m. Leaves mid-green, soft. Petals yellow, with reddish lines at base of standard, fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 451989

    Occurrence ID: dc04743e-a677-44e2-8c43-fd67f3b0db11

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Seguro Mun.

  • Locality

    Coastal Zone. Fonte dos Protomartires do Brasil, Porto Seguro

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.43, -39.08

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Aeschynomene
Fonte cLos Protoraartires do Brasil, Porto
Soguro• Coastal rain forest with sraall
river and clearings with disturbed ground.
Alt.O-lOm. Approx. 39°05FI* 16 26'S.
Subshrub to Ira. Leaves mid-green, soft.
Petals yellow, with reddish lines at base of
standard, fruit green.
21st March 1974 H i Harley No 17222
R. M. Harley, S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton &
R. PlNHEIRO
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, January-Aprll, 1974.
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DE BAHIA
Coastal Zone
in Harley No.
00451989