Axonopus capillaris (Lam.) Chase

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rivers Balsas & Parnaíba. Ca. 5 km north of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 30 km south of Lorêto. "Morro do Baile, one of a series of steepsided peaks about 50 m. tall from base, called "Morros do Caldeirao"

• Elevation

  Alt. 350 m. (1148 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.33, -45.07

• Distribution

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Axonopus extenuatus (]fee s) Kuhlm*
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1964)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, S6o Paulo
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STATE OF MARANHAO
Munlcipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Pamaiba. Ca* 5 km N of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 30 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. Wfff. 350 a«
oft* 7° 20* ’S., 45° 4' ’W.	Z May 1962.
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
W&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, on atscp Mlty !>?<, and on
areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or “cerrad&o”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hilly
or gently rolling land; (3) “xnata”, 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 vaUeys between “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (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>f JJlWvegetatlon types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fire« and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” ««.«h much "caatinga’* & “varjao” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoeira”); 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 day loam, without
stones. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Bio Pamaiba.
This habitat:?Korro do Bail«*, on* of a series at steep-
sided peaks about 50 a« tall from base • called "Morros
do Galdeirao*. scattered over rolling •tabuleiro* -
"caatinga* laad* — Grass in scattered eluunps la thin
among outcropping sandstone rooks on top of this
i* Each clump collected «hola • In open with
morro
scattered shrubs.
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no.
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