Merostachys

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Merostachys

  • Collector(s)

    T. R. Soderstrom 2219 with George F. Russell & José Hage, 23 May 1976

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ilhéus Mun. Inema, Fazenda Santa Rita. On summit of Morro Correa.

  • Habitat

    Tall wet forest, with tree ferns and bamboo, and moss and algae thickly coating all vegetation.

  • Description

    Clumps of ca. 50 thinwalled culms to 14 m. tall, 3.5 cm. diam. [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00915428

    Occurrence ID: ded7a8c6-659a-4a73-a988-630a78963d75

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Merostachys

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ilhéus Mun.

  • Locality

    Inema, Fazenda Santa Rita. On summit of Morro Correa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 550 m. (1804 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.7892, -39.0492

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    61245

  • Georeferencing Method

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

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00915428
Merostachys	BAHIA, BRAZIL
Municipio Ilheus: Inema, Fazenda Santa Rita, Tall vet fo-: .
rest on summit of Morro Correa at 550m elev., with tree
ferns and bamboo, and moss and algae thickly coating all
vegetation. Clumps of ca. 50 thinwalled culms to 1^ m tall,
3.5cm diam., erect except above where leaning into trees.
Culms light green with darker striations. Culm leaves:
sheath light green with a purplish blush, finely pube-
scent with long brown hairs from the summit, -ts base
thickened and forming a thick reddish glabrous ring when
young, the sheath shed at time of branching; blade re-
flexed, caducous. Foliage bright, shiny green. Branch
complements: many branches at each node, some very long
mixed with shorter ones.
23 May 1976
Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & José Hage
2219
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
00915428