Stylosanthes angustifolia Vogel

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 25 km south of Lorêto. About 350 meters N of main house of Fazenda Santa Rita on trail to Faz. Trabalhosa.

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.283, -45.125

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
Stylosanthes angustifolia Vog.
(det.R#Ii*Mohl©nbrock,1965)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Pamaiba. About 20 south of LORETO,
ca. 7° 13 ’S., 45° 7-8^. Along trail between Fazenda Santa Rita
& Faz. Trabalhosa. Alt. 2fcrd*300 m. 7 April 1962
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, wa-atMp-MligMMMk and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or "cerrad&o”, of different physiognomy Sc species composition, on tops of billy
or gently rolling land; (3) “mata”, a closed tropical forest of many tree species,
usually with palms, in flat stream valleys and in or alongside of brook ravines &
courses; (4) “caatinga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered bills; (5) “var-
j&o”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) "cocal”, thick groves of baba$u palm on flat river plain of Rio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streams^ ^M/vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatinga” & “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs ("capoelra”); some areas of
“chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown silt or silty clay, very stony on slopes; lowland soils
mostly reddish brown to black silt loam, silty clay loam or clay loam, without
stones. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Rio Pamaiba.
This habitat:descent from a low plateau, ground along
trail open & stony# Disturbed "chapada11 •
HERBARIO NACIONAL DE MEXICO (MEXU)
HERBARIO FES-IZTACALA (IZTA)
UNAM
Stylosanthes angustifolia Vogel
Det., Susana Gama López, JUN-2003
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4169
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, Sao Paulo
02861595