Paspalum subsesquiglume Döll

• 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 35 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

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OP BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
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spalum subs aguiglune Doe 11
(det.J.R.Swall#n,1964)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. Ca* 5 km N > of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca.iflftfrtnt. 350 m.
*70 20 ’S., 45°^. *w. .	2 Hay 1962
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerradfto”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, »? sleep HMf land, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or "cerradfto”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hilly
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) “caatinga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
jfto”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “coca!”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Bio Parnaiba and
g/wne of its tributary streams4%vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grassing in
all areas. Part of' “tabuleiro” out over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatinga” & “varjfto” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low tree« & tall 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: «Merre do Baile", one ef a aeries ef steep-
sided peaks abeut 50 a tall trm base, called nMorres
de Caldeirae”, scattered over rolling "tabuleiro11-.
ncaatinga” land.
Grass in this sand among outcropping sandstone rocks
on tep ef this aerref in open with scattered shrubs*
lee ' George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4501B
(from plant 7)
Distributed by the Instituto de Bot&nlca, Sfto Paulo
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