Family: Leguminosae
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Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.
Collector/Expedition: Kuempers, Britta M.C.
Collection number: 4
Collection date: 16th January 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Orange Walk
Collecting locality: Belize:Orange Walk:Rio Bravo Conservation Area, Hill Bank Field Station
Latitude: 17°36'4''N, Longitude: 88°42'7''W
Habitat: Forest edge, transition between tropical forest and managed grassland of Hill Bank Field Station.
Description: Climber (no tendrils), up to 2 m high. Trifoliate leaves; occasionally one of the leaflets missing without obvious scar. No smell. Many ants present on plant, especially on inflorescence. Legumes costate.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00982043
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1