Olyra latifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Olyra latifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 808 with B. G. Ribeiro, 12 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Grass collected in secondary swidden. Used for making flutes (?). Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Inventory voucher # CG23

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00863506

    Occurrence ID: 675cbb0a-ebbb-44ec-8c0f-fbe6dbe4c155

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Olyra latifolia L. det G. Davidse, 1986

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	A
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of MaranhSo
No. 808	Graminae
Olyra latifolia L.
det. G. Davidse, 1986
Municlpio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the of
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: grass collected in secondary swidden
Inventory voucher #CG23 (Fertile)
Use: used for making flutes (?)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00863506
n.v.: takwaripinim'y
W.L• Bal^e & B.G. Ribeiro	12 Feb. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00863506