Tephrosia leptostachya DC.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Tephrosia leptostachya DC.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 4261 with Liene T. Eiten, 11 Apr 1962

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Loreto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 5 1/2 km. south of Loreto. Ca. 3 1/2 km. S of Rio Balsas on trail to Fazenda Aldeia.

  • Habitat

    Open rocky hill slope. [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    Flower face 7mm. tall, standard 8 mm. wide. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01048187

    Occurrence ID: 9dbcbf4a-60db-4147-9b71-5d404b3193e4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tephrosia leptostachya DC. det H. S. Irwin, 1966

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Loreto Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 5 1/2 km. south of Loreto. Ca. 3 1/2 km. S of Rio Balsas on trail to Fazenda Aldeia.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.13, -45.12

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

ca.
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
fephrosia leptostachya DC«
Set: H. S. Irwin, 1966
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Pamaiba. About 5 1/2 km «south of LORETO.
,7° 8 js., 45^—8 7w. Ca* 3 1/2 km. S of Bio Balaa* on trail
to Fasenda Aldeia* Alt*ca. 200 nu 11 ¿prliH962
M&tn vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerradfto”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, 0» lasp	and On
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or “cerrad&o’V of different physiognomy & species composition, on. tops of hilly
or gently rolling land; (3) "mata”, a closed tropical forest of many tree species,
usually with	in flat stream valleys and in or alongside of brook ravines &
courses; (4) “caatinga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat and In narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (9) “var-
j&o”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babagu palm on flat river plain of Rio Pamaiba and
some of Its tributary streams.M ¿BUvegetatlon types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground firm and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part' of “tabulelro“ cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” a-nd much “caatinga” & “varjfto” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoeira”); some areas of
“chapada” with dense secondary vegetation ("carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown silt or silty clay, very stony on dopes; lowland soils
mostly reddish brown to black silt loam, silty day loam or clay loam, without
trtonA#. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Bio Pamaiba.
This habitat: open rocky	lilll slope«
"Merrarla* vegetation, a variation of "tabuleire»)
Flower face 7 mm* tall, standard 8 mm. wide#
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no.
Distributed by the Institute de Bot&nica, Sfto Paulo
01048187