Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Santa Barbara, due SSE of Lorêto, on shore of Rio Parnaíba. Just E of "Riacho da Simiana"

• Elevation

  Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.5, -45.05

• Distribution

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snrghum bicolor (L.) Moench
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Sorghum vulgar» L. var.
(det.J.H.Swallen,1964)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha ,éé Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. SANTA BARBARA, due SSE of Loreto, on
shore of Rio Famaiba. Flat river1 plain, less than 1 km. wide, several
meters above river level, covered with dense babagu palm grove.
Alt. ifo m. 7°30’s., 45°3’w. Just E of "Riacho da Simlana".
Main vegetation types of region: (1) "chapada”, a seml-closed tree woodland (or
“cerradfto") on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus,	and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a seml-closed woodland,
or "cerradfto”, 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 Sc
courses; (4) "caatlnga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree speoles on low
• moist flat land and In narrow valleys between. “tabulelro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
Jfto”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babagu palm on. flat river plain of Bio Parnaiba and
some of its tributary streams. MMf vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of "tabuielro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much "caatlng&” & “varjfto” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees Sc tall shrubs ("capoeira”);1 some areas of
"chapada1’ with dense secondary vegetation ("carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown silt: or silty day, .very stony on dopes; 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 field at base of plateau slope
nearnlipction with river plain. (Original vegetation in
tkls spot was cerrado with babagu but transitional to.
babagu grove with intermixed riverine forest species
This nfis CULTIVATED tall grass, in clump of several fl.
stems to 12 feet long. Frt. ripe, white. 26 May 1962
n.v. "Milho da Angola”•
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4724
Distributed by the Institute de Bottale», Sfto Paulo