Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 1195 with H. C. de Lima, 14 Mar 1982

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Maricá Mun. Barra de Maricá, próx. a Lagoa de Maricá.

  • Habitat

    Littoral zone of coast, white sandy sea shore.

  • Description

    Prostrate creeper with erect foliage and inflorescences; leaves leathery shiny dark-green above, paler below; tough thick fruits green tinged red, mature seeds pale-brown mottled dark-brown, calyces green with reddish-teeth, corollas pink, standard petal with white blotch at base inside, wing and keel petals closely joined but not fused, flowers resupinate. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 566445

    Occurrence ID: 5eadfafb-5f48-4b0c-aa69-af4f55625679

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio de Janeiro

  • County/Municipio

    Maricá Mun.

  • Locality

    Barra de Maricá, próx. a Lagoa de Maricá

  • Coordinates

    -22.9235, -42.8279

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    6946.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coord. of shore of Lagoa de Maricá nearest to approx. geogr. center of city Maricá. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of Lagoa de Maricá area to find linear extent (6940 m). Input into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.
Canavalia rosea
BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Mun. de Marica,
Barra de Marica, propc. a Lagoa de Marica.
Littoral zone of coast, white sandy sea
shore.	Alt. sea level.
Prostrate creeper with erect foliage and
inflorescences; leaves leathery shiny dark-
green above, paler below; tough thick fruits
green tinged red, mature seeds pale-brown
mottled dark-brown, calyces green with
reddish-teeth, corollas pink, standard petal
with white blotch at base inside, wing and
keel petals closely joined but not fused,
flowers resupinate.
G.P. Lewis and H.C. de Lima
1195	1^.3.1982
Pet. C. Snak _IX/2014
00566445