Crotalaria retusa L.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Crotalaria retusa L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 821 with A. M. de Carvalho, 08 Dec 1981

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Alcobaça Mun. Estrada Alcobaça para Prado, ±5km N de Alcobaça.

  • Habitat

    Roadside capoeira, sandy soil.

  • Description

    Erect herb to 1m. with dull green foliage; calyx green tinged purplish-red above; flowers yellow with back of standard petal streaked dark blood-red. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 590832

    Occurrence ID: ad33eee6-8e6d-45a9-b5aa-62b0ded6fa17

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Crotalaria retusa L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Alcobaça Mun.

  • Locality

    Estrada Alcobaça para Prado, ±5km N de Alcobaça

  • Coordinates

    -17.47, -39.22

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BRAZIL
NOV. 1981F MARCH
G.P. LEWIS	NO.	1982
Grotalaria ^ retusa L *
BRAZIL: Bahia: Mun. de Alcobaya, estrada
Alcobafa para Prado, +_ 5 km* N. de Alcobafa.
17 28'S, 39°13'W.
Roadside c&poeira, sandy soil.
alt. _+ sea level.
Erect herb to 1 m. with dull green foliage;
calyx green tinged purplish-red above;
flowers yellow with back of standard petal
streaked dark blood-red.
Q.P. Lewis & A.M. de Carvalho 821 8.12.1981
00590832