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

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Projeto Flora Amazónica	04469432
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 54*W, ca, 430-480m; broad, sandy level plain
along Rio Bra90 de Norte with sandstone exposures; low ridges
and valleys to the N & S.
TLC 62:2- usnic acid, stictic acid aggregate
L. Brako & M.J. Dibben 5968	25 Apr 1983
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 Amazonia-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.
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