Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene var. flexuosa

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene var. flexuosa

  • Collector(s)

    W. R. Anderson 11182 with S. G. Fonseca, R. Reis dos Santos, and R. Souza, 26 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Mato Grosso do Sul. Serra das Araras, ca. 2 km (straight line) E of Figueirão.

  • Habitat

    Sandstone mesa above valley; open rock with thin soil.

  • Description

    Shrub with wiry, erect branches 50 cm tall; petals yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00935616

    Occurrence ID: 3c228224-245b-4915-9d48-d45889eb6935

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Mato Grosso do Sul

  • Locality

    Serra das Araras, ca. 2 km (straight line) E of Figueirão

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 m. (1969 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.68, -53.6

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00935616
®4rdEN
New York Botanical Garden
Revision of Cassia sect. Chamaecrista
of the Americas
Cassia flexuosa L# var. flexuosa
H. S. Irwin & R. C. Bameby
Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene var.
flexuosa
Cassia flexuosa Linn.
det. R. Bameby,
MATO GROSSO. Serra das Araras, ca. 2 km
(straight line) E of FigueirSo; elev. ca.
600 m; sandstone mesa above valley, on road
to Costa Rica.
Shrub with wiry, erect branches 50 cm tall;
petals yellow; open rock with thin soil.
William R. Anderson Hl82
26 March 197^
Field work supportaci in part by fundi from the National Sciane« Foundation
and conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade da Brasilia and the
Instituto de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Morte.
00935616