Merostachys

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Bahia

• County/Municipio

  Andaraí Mun.

• Locality

  Serra do Sincorá, old road Mucugé-Itaeté, 27 km SE of Andaraí

• Elevation

  Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -12.8072, -41.3314

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  58558

• Georeferencing Method

  Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

• Geodetic Datum

  SAD69

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Merostachys	BAHIA, BRAZIL
Mun. de Andarai, Serra do Sincorá, old road Mucugé-Itaeté,
27 km SE of Andarai. Elev. 800 m. In a dense forest of
transition type on lower slopes of mountain, not far from
river. Robust Merostachys forming dense, large clumps
mixed with the trees. Plants quite erect, bending only
high up and arching over trees, over 12 m high. Culms 1.5-2
cm diam., with thick walls, surface smooth on lower parts
of plant, asperous on upper branches, green when young, a
little yellow at maturity. Internodes long, 62-78 cm.
Branch complement of many (up to 9^) thick branches. Culm
leaves velvet hirsute, blade reflexed. Foliage leaves with
oral setae dark copper color.
13 May 1976
Clcofé E. Calderón, Talmón S. Santos, and Lysclson B. de Oliveira 2U35
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic
Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPLAC)
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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