Pogonatum gracilifolium Besch.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  São Tomé and Príncipe

• Locality

  São Tomé Island. along dirt road abougt 6 km above Guadalpe near the village of Boaesperança

• Elevation

  Alt. 390 m. (1280 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.33875, 6.62681

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

No botanical uses.

BRYOFLORA OF THE REPUBLIC OF SÁO TOME & PRINCIPE
ISLAND OF SÁO TOMÉ, GULF OF GUINEA, AFRICA
n	*	, ,,	NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Pogonatum gracilifolium Bescherelle
det. by Jaakko Hyvónen ix.2017
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SAO TOME ISLAND, ST
Along dirt road about 6 km above Guadalupe near the village of
Boaesperanga. Lat/Long NAD 83: 00°20'19.5" N, 06°37'36.5" E. Elev.
390 m.
Mixed secondary hardwood forest with banana and cacao plantations.
Volcanic clayey soil of roadbank in sun.
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Coll. No. SOO 2* ^Taxon
LIGHT: ^tfimypbpen, filtered, partial shade, full shade
WAT6ftrdf^Tn)esic, moist, seep, wet, saturated, submerged to_m
TOPOfirrtdgeTsh5pej)wale, valley, trail, rOadsid^
HABITAT: derfSe/rSpen/cvfTfore|):, woodlandTsavannah, grassland, heath,
chaparral, tropical, suB^troptcai temperate, subalpine, alpine, desert,
riparian, spring/seep, meadow, bog/fen, swamp, pond, lake, vernal pool,
river/stream/creek bank, intermittent streamlet, rivulet, rheophytic
SUBSTRATE: igneous (granite, v&lcaril&), metamorphic (slate, shale,
marble, limestone), sedimentary (saitastone), other __
^Soii^and, loam, gravel, ilay^ocky, litter, humus, peat
k: outcrop, cliff, cre^lrsTtop/wall of boulder, rock-slab, underhang
Tree: base, buttress, trunk, stump, snag, log, fallen/dead/rotten trunk,
branch, exposed roots, bark, leaf, shrub, climber, liana,_m above ground
Type: conifer, podocarp, hardwood, tree fern, palm, bamboo,_
Dominant plants:_
James R. Shevock 50022
with César Garcia & Thomas Daniel
24 Nov 2016
03761058