Family: Leguminosae
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Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth.
Collector/Expedition: Braidwood, David Walter
Collection number: 1
Collection date: 10th January 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Orange Walk
Collecting locality: Belize:Orange Walk:Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area. Approx. 2.5 km ESE of Hillbank Field Station.
Latitude: 17°34'55''N, Longitude: 88°41'45''W
Habitat: Open pine forest of Pinus caribae.. Also among Acoelorraphe wrighti., Curatella american., Connaracea., Gramineae and other understorey herbs. Soil sandy with ash in top 20 cm.
Description: Understorey herbaceous plant to 40 cm. Topside of leaf mid green colour, lower side silvery green. Flowers bright purple colour to 3 mm long. Stem with a deep red hue. No smell detected. Flowers nearly over.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00544103
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00544103
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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