Calyptrocarya

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Calyptrocarya

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 640 with B. G. Ribeiro, 11 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka ' apor Indian Reserve; 4 km NW of settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest on mild slope, dominated by Eschwilera and Protium.. Regeneration less than 10 cm DBH from one of five sub-plots 5 m x 1 m.

  • Description

    Sedge. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

    Inventory voucher #1211 (Fertile).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00918934

    Occurrence ID: 6098be66-4590-402f-9e93-f6cb5e837d21

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Calyptrocarya det W. W. Thomas, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka ' apor Indian Reserve; 4 km NW of settlement of Urutawy.

  • Coordinates

    -3.14045, -45.9635

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    17707

  • 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 coord. (4km NW) + uncert. found using MaNIS Georef Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	3b
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 640	Cyperaceae
f ^ D
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy. Regeneration less than 10 cm DBH from
one of five sub-plots 5m X lm.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope, dominated
by Eschweilera and Protium
Habit: sedge
Inventory voucher #1211 (Fertile)
Use:
n.v.: kaplra ("false grass")
W.L. Bal£e & B.G. Ribeiro	11 Feb. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00918934