Crotalaria nitens Kunth

Fabaceae

Collection NumberNeill, D 15892
CollectorsDavid Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Identified ByD.A. Neill (ECUAMZ), 2020
SourceC. Davidson
Date21 September 2007
CountryEcuador
provinceZamora Chinchipe
cantonEl Pangui
LocationCordillera del Cóndor region. Upper Río Wawaime watershed, tributary of Río Quimi. Near site of proposed EcuaCorriente copper mine. Dense, wet cloud forest on steep slopes on substrate of mixed sandstone and clay soil. Dwarf forest on exposed ridges with higher quartzite sand content. 1320 m elev.
Lat/LongS 03 34 43 W 078 26 07
NoteHerb or shubshrub to 50 cm tall, in disturbed site, at roadside. Banner petal yellow on front side, salmon-colored on backside. Other petals yellow. Fruit inflated.