Galactia decumbens (Benth.) Chodat & Hassl.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Galactia decumbens (Benth.) Chodat & Hassl.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 25521 with E. Onishi, S. F. da Fonseca, R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, J. Ramos, 28 Jan 1970

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Patrocínio Mun. Morro da Pedras, ca. 25 km N.E. of Patrocínio.

  • Habitat

    Campo on red clay with very low generally sparse shrubs.

  • Description

    Decumbent, the trailing stems to ca. 1.5 m. long. Inflorescences ascending; corolla pink, the standard striate violet and white without. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01055431

    Occurrence ID: 47f701cc-6b17-48e9-9feb-c92cf55aa444

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Patrocínio Mun.

  • Locality

    Morro da Pedras, ca. 25 km N.E. of Patrocínio

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1050 m. (3445 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.9439, -46.9925

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. The error radius for the town is less than 5 km (CV5), but 25km NE is too vague, so the CV is 6; [Radius originally expressed as "10" without units specified; assumed km based on similarly georeferenced records and converted into m]

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Bstado de Ml««« Gerais
.	ICorro das Pedras
25521
Galactia decumbens Benth.
det. R. Barneby & J. Grimes, 1989
Decumbent, the trailing stems to ca. 1.5m long.
Inflorescences ascending; corolla pink, the
standard striate violet and white without*
Campo on red clay with very low generally
sparse shrubs, ca# 25km N*E* of Patrocinio* Elev.
1050m.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
H. S. Irwin, E. Onishi,
S. F. da Fonseca, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos, J. Ramos
28 January 1970
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Field -work conducted with the collaboration of the Univraidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimenta«*® Asneóla do Norte, supported In
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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