Tachigali aurea Tul.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  São Paulo

• County/Municipio

  Mogi Guaçú Mun.

• Locality

  "Campos das Sete Lagoas". Fazenda Campinnha, just north of Rio Moji-Gauçu. About 10 km North of river & village of Padua Sales (About 30 km. NW of city of Moji-Mirim)

• Elevation

  Alt. 625 m. (2051 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -22.25, -47.13

• Distribution

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Tachigali aurea Tulasne
Determined by: Henk van der Werff, 2007
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF SAO PAULO
Scl«rolobium aureum (Trel.) B«nth.'
(det* R.S.Cowan, 1962)
Municipio de Moji-Guagu: “Campos das Sete Lagoas”. Fazenda
Campininha, just north of Rio Moji-Guagu. About 10 km. north
of river & village of PADUA SALES. 22°15’S., 47°8’W. (About 30 km.
NW of city of MOJI-MIRIM.) Alt. 825 m.
General vegetation: campo cerrado on upland (or occasionally
forest). Open marsh or dense secondary forest along streams.
This habitat: dense campo cerrado (a type of woodland). Small
scrubby trees with crowns touching to separated by a distance of
1-3 crown diameters. Dappled shade and scattered small openings
of a few square meters. Many shrubs, ground cover of grasses and
herbs. Soil poor, reddish-brown fine sand with a little clay.
Trees here 3-8 m. tall, spaced 3-6 m. apart.
This nfi: tree, full of small black, slightly
stinging ants. Wood sample taken*
10 July 1961
leg. George Eiten, no. 3261
& Liana T* Eiten
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, S&o Paulo