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	04469402
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÓNIA
State of Para, Brazil
Usnea
SERRA DO CACHIMBO: Base A^rea do Cachimbo; ca. 20 km N of
the border with Mato Grosso on Cuiab^-Santar^m highway (Br-163);
ca. 9°22’S, 54°54fW* ca. 430~480m; broad, sandy level plain
along Rio Bra90 de Norte with sandstone exposures; low ridges
and valleys to the N & S.
TLC: 62:6 - usnic acid, stictic acid aggregate
L. Brako & M.J. Dibben 6089	26 Apr I983
Collected Apr-May 1983 with the support of the National Science Foundation, the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico, The New York
Botanical Garden, the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazflnia-Manaus, the
Milwaukee Public Museum and the University of Southwestern Louisiana; with W.D.
Reese, I.L. do Amaral, M.N. Silva, O.P. Monteiro & J.L. dos Santos.
04469402