Bauhinia bombaciflora Ducke

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Bauhinia bombaciflora Ducke

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 5495 with Liene T. Eiten, 11 Sep 1963

  • Location

    Brazil. Tocantins. Babaçulândia. On the Belém-Brasília highway (BR-14), 2 km from turnoff road to city of Araguaína.

  • Habitat

    Near a roadside restaurant in shrubby field at edge of a secondary forest containing babaçu palms.

  • Description

    Thin shrub 2 m. tall with 1-2 stems from ground level. Some plants in population with leaves only, others with ripening fruit only, others with both; a few have new leaves sprouting. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00981708

    Occurrence ID: b73959d9-a42d-428b-978f-fee726b035da

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bauhinia bombaciflora Ducke det H. S. Irwin, 1966

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Tocantins

  • Locality

    Babaçulândia. On the Belém-Brasília highway (BR-14), 2 km from turnoff road to city of Araguaína

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 - 300 m. (820 - 984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.27, -48.1417

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