Pterogyne nitens Tul.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Pterogyne nitens Tul.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 1901 with S. M. M. de Andrade, 27 Mar 1991

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Livramento do Brumado. 10 km along estrada de terra from Livramento do Brumado to Rio de Contas.

  • Habitat

    Roadside capoeira amongst campos gerais.

  • Description

    Multiple-stemmed, heavily coppiced roadside tree to 8.5 m [see label for additional information]. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 582405

    Occurrence ID: 490b5e21-9656-44ca-a7b0-e88cbe75e035

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pterogyne nitens Tul.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Livramento do Brumado. 10 km along estrada de terra from Livramento do Brumado to Rio de Contas

  • Coordinates

    -13.62, -41.82

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Pterogyne nitens Tul.
BRAZIL: Bahia: 10 km along estrada de
terra from Livramento do Brumado to Rio
de Contas.
C. 41°49'W, 13°37'S
Roadside capoeira amongst campos gerais.
Multiple-stemmed, heavily coppiced
roadside tree to 8.5 m with smooth
greyish brown bark and brown horizontal
lenticels, trunks up to 45 cm diam.
Leaflets semi-coriaceous, shiny
mid-green above, slightly paler below.
Flowers strongly and sweetly scented of
lemons, pale yellowish. ’Big bang'
flowering after rains, within about 5
days all flowers past and young winged
fruits developing.
Spirit material, wood sample,
photographs, fruits separate from
different tree collected a few days
later but these the result of an earlier
flowering.
G.P. Lewis & S.M.M. de Andrade 1901
DUPLS.: CEPEC, RB
27.3.1991
00582405