Coursetia rostrata Benth.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Coursetia rostrata Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 1859 with H. S. Brito & S. M. M. de Andrade, 12 Mar 1991

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. 22 km on road from Livramento do Brumado to Brumado.

  • Habitat

    Caatinga.

  • Description

    Tree 6 m x 10 cm; bark grey, sericeous leaflets bluish green, held downwards at 4 pm; flowers whitish, standard with central greenish blotch surrounded mauvish, wings tinged greenish, beak of keel purplish. Xylocopa ? grisescens in attendance at 4:30 pm (not collected). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 585965

    Occurrence ID: 64f8645d-39c9-4e7b-9a54-ad3830a24eb9

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    22 km on road from Livramento do Brumado to Brumado

  • Coordinates

    -13.83, -41.75

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EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
Coursetia rostrata Benth.
BRAZIL: Bahia: 22 km on road from
Livramento do Brumado to Brumado.
c. 41°45'W, 13°50'S
Caatinga.
Tree 6 m x 10 cm; bark grey, sericeous
leaflets bluish green, held downwards at
4 pm; flowers whitish, standard with
central greenish blotch surrounded
mauvish, wings tinged greenish, beak of
keel purplish. Xylocopa ?grisescens in
attendance at 4.30 pm (not collected).
Wood sample, photographs.
G.P. Lewis, H.S. Brito &
S.M.M. de Andrade
1859
DUPLS,: CEPEC
12.3.1991
00585965
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