Merostachys burmanii Send.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Merostachys burmanii Send.

  • Collector(s)

    L. G. Clark 678 with M. Morel & S. Sarahyba, 15 Feb 1990

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Teresópolis Mun. Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgaos, road from the Administration to the Barragem, close to the Barragem.

  • Habitat

    Atlantic forest, growing with 676 and 677.

  • Description

    Culms to 2 cm. diam., to 5-6 m. long, erect at base, arching over above. Vegetative, new shoots present. [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00915486

    Occurrence ID: 7ab65928-d194-4c89-9dc8-b57ea634cced

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio de Janeiro

  • County/Municipio

    Teresópolis Mun.

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgaos, road from the Administration to the Barragem, close to the Barragem

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1240 m. (4068 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.45, -42.97

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL QARDei
00915486
Collected with the aid of a grant from the National Science
Foundation
HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
BRAZIL
Merostachys sp.
Rio de Janeiro: Mun. Teres6polis, Parque Nacional da Serra
dos Org&os, road from the Administration to the Barragem,
close to the Barragem, 1240 m. 42°58'W, 22°27'S.
Atlantic forest, growing with 676 and 677. Culms to 2 cm
diam., to 5-6 m long, erect at base, arching over above.
Vegetative, new shoots present. Internodes 46, 55, 37 cm
long; young ones downy, the fuzz wearing off with age; a band
of white pubescence ca. 0.5-1 cm wide occurs just below each
node. Culm leaves not reaching the next node; young ones
abaxially downy. This species extremely common higher up
along the trail to Pedra do Sino, seen as high as 1600 m.
Treated with 70% EtOH.
15 February 1990
L. Clark, M. Morel & S. Sarahyba 678
00915486