Lupinus velutinus Benth.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Lupinus velutinus Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    R. R. Brooks BRASPEX #172 with R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker, H. Dias Ferreira, 22 Apr 1988

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Niquelândia Mun. Macedo, ca. 15 km N of Niquelandia. NW facing hill slope, rocky pyroxenite/peridotite-based slope, and flat area adjacent to roadside below, about 1-1.5km W of nickel ore workings.

  • Habitat

    Campo.

  • Description

    Small shrub, 70 cm. Leaves gray-green. Inflorescence to 10 cm long. Flowers to 2 cm long x 1 cm wide, slate-blue, purple-blotched center; pods to 5 cm long covered with gray-white hairs. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00748651

    Occurrence ID: 0f9b53f9-12e0-4ef2-8aa9-563a76cd22b0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lupinus velutinus Benth. det R. C. Barneby, 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Niquelândia Mun.

  • Locality

    Macedo, ca. 15 km N of Niquelandia. NW facing hill slope, rocky pyroxenite/peridotite-based slope, and flat area adjacent to roadside below, about 1-1.5km W of nickel ore workings.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.3, -48.4

  • Distribution

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BRAZILIAN SERPENTINE PLANT EXPEDITION
Universidade Federal de GoiSs, Massey University,
New York Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
BRASPEX // 172	Leguminosae
Lupinus velutinus Bentham
det. R. Barneby, 1988
BRAZIL, Goi&s. Macedo, ca. 15 km N of Niquel^ndia;
14°18'S, 48°24'W. W. facing hill slope, rocky
pyroxenite/peridotite—based slope, and flat area
adjacent to roadside below, about 1-1.5 km west of
nickel ore workings. Ca. 1000 m. Campo.
Small shrub, 70 cm. Leaves gray-green.
Inflorescence to 10 cm long. Flowers to 2 cm long x
1 cm wide, slate-blue, purple-blotched center; pods
to 5 cm long covered with gray-white hairs.
R. R. Brooks, R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker,
H. Dias Ferreira	April 22, 1988
Funded by The National Geographic Society, NY and MO
00748651