Merostachys bifurcata Send.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ibirataia Mun.

  • Locality

    23 km N of Ibirataia on side road connecting with BR-101, Fazenda Macedonia

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.06, -39.64

  • Georeferencing Method

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

  • Distribution

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MEROSTACHYS
BAHÍA, BRAZIL
Mun. de Ibirataia, 23 km N of Ibirataia, on side road con-
necting with BR 101, Faz. Macedonia. Elev. 250 m. Growing
in small clumps in humid forest of tall trees. Climbing
"bamboo, with thin, weak culms, ca. 0.75-1.25 cm diam.
Culm leaf caducous with reflexed blade. Many thin branches
per node, the node with a narrow white line around it.
In some places of the forest it grows with Merostachys sp.
(CEC et al. 2358).
GARDEN
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5 April 1976
Cleofé E. Caiderón, Talmón S. Santos, and Lyselson B. cle Oliveira
Collected tinder the anshices oí the Smithsonian hi-ikvlmn. National Geographic
Society, and Centra dàVesqnim Un Cae au fCUPLAC)
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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