Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng.) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 34411 with W. R. Anderson, M. Stieber, E. Y.-T. Lee, 17 Jan 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Corumbá de Goiás Mun. Rio Corumbá at great falls, ca. 12 km N. of Corumbá de Goiás.

  • Habitat

    Among rocks at river margin. Gallery, cerrado and periodically inundated islets.

  • Description

    Subshrub ca. 2m tall. Corolla pinkish purple, aging to metallic blue the second day. Fruit reddish green. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00748658

    Occurrence ID: 67e6375e-810e-4a9d-8edf-f3ae1b8d3a39

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Corumbá de Goiás Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Corumbá at great falls, ca. 12 km N. of Corumbá de Goiás

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.9236, -48.8086

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    online gazetteer. Coordinates for Pirenópolis from SpeciesLink, offset calculated on MANIS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
EstadodeGoias
Serra dos Pireneus
No. 3UUII Desmodium leiocarpum (Spreng) G. Don
det. J. Grimes, 3/90
Subshrub ca. 2m tall. Corolla pinkish purple,
aging to metallic blue the second day. Fruit
reddish green. Among rocks at river margin.
Gallery, cerrado and periodically inundated
islets, Rio Corumba at great falls, ca. 12km
N. of Corumba de Goias. Elev. 1000m.
HS. Irwin, WJR. Anderson, M. Stleber, E.Y.-T. Lee yj January 1972
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agrícola do Norte, supported in part by
funds from the National Science Foundation.
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