Merostachys

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Merostachys

  • Collector(s)

    L. G. Clark 696 with M. Morel, 22 Feb 1990

  • Location

    Brazil. Espírito Santo. Mun. Muniz Freire/Alfonso Claúdio, BR-262, small dirt road at km 144.

  • Habitat

    Patch of Atlantic forest that showed signs of cutting.

  • Description

    Culms to 2.5 cm. diam., to 7-8 m. tall, erect at base, arching and scandent above. [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00915459

    Occurrence ID: 9e7418b8-69b2-40f7-b3db-86c359c4e7c2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Merostachys

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Espírito Santo

  • Locality

    Mun. Muniz Freire/Alfonso Claúdio, BR-262, small dirt road at km 144

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1120 m. (3675 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.25, -41.3

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HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
BRAZIL
Merostachys sp.
Espirito Santo: Mun. Muniz Freire/Afonso Claudio, BR-262,
small dirt road at Km 144, 1120 m. 41°18'W, 20°15'S.
Patch of Atlantic forest that showed signs of cutting. Culms
to 2.5 cm diam., to 7-8 m tall, erect at base, arching and
scandent above. Internodes 28, 38, 42 cm long, retrorsely
scabrid, mottled green and dark green, with a band of white
hairs 2-3 mm wide just below each node. Culm leaves abaxially
glabrous, striate; blade reflexed, about 1/4-1/3 as long as
the sheath, caducous when culm leaf begins to dry out, sheaths
also eventually falling. Treated with 70% EtOH.
22 February 1990
L. Clark & M. Morel 696
Collected with the aid of a grant from the National Science
Foundation
00915459