Usnea

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Pará

• Locality

  Amazônica, Serra do Cachimbo: Base Aérea do Cachimbo, ca. 20 km N of the border with Mato Grosso on Cuiabá-Santarém highway (Br-163), along Río Braço de Norte

• Elevation

  Alt. 430 - 480 m. (1411 - 1575 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -9.37, -54.9

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PROGRAMA FLORA
Projeto Flora Amazónica	04469399
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÓNIA
State of Para, Brazil
Usnea
SERRA DO CACHIMBO: Base Aérea do Cachimbo; ca. 20 km N of
the border with Mato Grosso on Cuiabá-Santarém highway (Br-163);
ca. 9°22’S, 54°54*W, ca. 430'480m; broad, sandy level plain
along Rio Bra9o de Norte with sandstone exposures; low ridges
and valleys to the N & S.
TLC 62:1 -usnic acid, stictic acid aggregate
L. Brako & M.J Dibben 5986	25 Apr , 1983
Collected Apr-May 1983 with the support of the National Science Foundation, the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, The New York
Botanical Garden, the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazdnia-Manaus, the
Milwaukee Public Museum and the University of Southwestern Louisiana: with W.D.
Reese, LL. do Amaral. M.N. Silva, O.P. Monteiro & J.L. dos Santos.
04469399