Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaiba. About 40 km. south of Lorêto. Place called "Picada"

• Elevation

  Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.43, -45.12

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
fasciculatum Swartz
(det. J.R.Swallon,1964)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Parnaiba. About L£) km* south of LORETO.
Ca.7° 26 ’S., 45° 7 *w. Place called "Picada".
Alt. ca. 250 m.
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerradfio”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, <11 steep1 lillly laud, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a seml-closed woodland,
or “cerrad&o”, of different physiognomy & 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) “caatlnga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) "var-
JS.o", low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Bio Parnaiba and
some of its tributary streams./V BJlMvegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fired and cattle grazing In
all areas. Part of “tabtfleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; "most
“mata” and. much “caatlnga” & "varjao” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & taU 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 Bio Parnaiba.
This habitat: cultivated land (formerly gallery forest)
along the creek, "Riacho da Picada", Soil black,
with much humus.
26 March 1962
Weed grass in open spot. Spikelets light green
to dark red. n,v. "Milha".
George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 3859
Distributed by the Instituto de Bot&nlca, S&o Paulo
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