Chamaecrista supplex (Mart. ex Benth.) Britton & Rose ex Britton & Killip

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista supplex (Mart. ex Benth.) Britton & Rose ex Britton & Killip

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 31281 with R. M. Harley, G. L. Smith, 02 Mar 1971

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Barreiras Mun. Ca. 10 km W of Barreiras.

  • Habitat

    Cut-over gallery forest and adjacent cerrado.

  • Description

    Decumbent mat-forming herb, the stems to ca. 15 cm long. Corolla light yellow. Fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 471009

    Occurrence ID: f619dd58-71b1-406c-88bb-db30410f0d71

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Barreiras Mun.

  • Locality

    Ca. 10 km W of Barreiras

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.15, -44.99

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

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iNew I or it Botanical uarden
Revision of Cassia sect. Chamaecrista
of the Americas
Cassia supplex Mart, ex Benth.
H. S. Irwin & R. C. Bameby
C KoaX,X tfy
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Bahia
No* 31281 Valley of the Rio das Ondas
Decumbent mat-forming herb, the stems
to ca. lf>cm long. Corolla light yellow.
Fruit green* Gut-over gallery forest
and adjacent cerrado, ca. 10km W. of
Barreiras, elev. ca, 500m.
H. S. Irwin, R. M. Harley, G. L. Smith March	1971
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Univeraidade de Brasilia and
the Institute de Pesquisas e Experimentae&o Agricola do Norte, supported In
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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