Chamaecrista orbiculata (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. orbiculata

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista orbiculata (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. orbiculata

  • Collector(s)

    R. D. Reeves BRASPEX #210 with A. J. M. Baker & H. Dias Ferreira, 28 Apr 1988

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Niquelândia Mun. Macedo. East side of main divide about 15 km N of Niquelândia.

  • Habitat

    Hilltop & N facing slope. Low campo cerrado. Serpentine/ironstones.

  • Description

    Shrub to 50 cm. with thick, woody stems, viscid above. Bark warty. Flowers golden-yellow, 20-40 cm diam. Petals crimped, with long exserted curved stigma. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00748634

    Occurrence ID: 9196e837-b56d-433e-856d-edc2816c1e4c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Niquelândia Mun.

  • Locality

    Macedo. East side of main divide about 15 km N of Niquelândia.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.3, -48.38

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*' BRAZILIAN SERPENTINE PLANT EXPEDITION
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Massey University,
New York Botanicál Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
BRASPEX # 210	Leguminosae
Cassia = Chamaecrista orbiculata Benth. var.
orbiculata	det. R.Barneby 1988
BRAZIL, Goiás. Macedo. East side of main divide
about 15 km N of Niquelándia; 14°18'S, 48°23’W.
Hilltop & N facing slope. Low campo-cerrado. 1000
m elev. Serpentine/ironstones.
Shrub to 50 cm. with thick, woody stems, viscid
above. Bark wai*ty. • Flowers golden-yellow, 20-40 cqi
diam. Petals crimped, with long exserted curved
stigma.
R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker &	28 April 1988
H. Dias Ferreira
Funded by The National Geographic Society, NY and MO
00748634