Filed As:

Poaceae
Piresia
All Determinations:

Piresia

Location:

Brazil. Bahia. Ubaíra Mun. ca. 3 km east of Ubaira on road to Mutuípe. Alt. 340 m. (1115 ft.)
Collector(s):

T. R. Soderstrom 2171 with George F. Russell & José Hage, 28 Apr 1976
Description:

Short-rhizomatous grass common in scattered localities under shrubs, the plants producing spikelets both at the tip of leafy culms and on separate bladeless, floriferous culms that are prostrate, growing through the leaf litter. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
Habitat:

Open woodland on slope, diffuse light, leafmold on sandy soil. Some Bromeliaceae, Anthurium, hardly any epiphytes but many Bambusoideae (Piresia, Raddia, Streptochaeta).
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01066538
GUID: b584e3a0-c4cd-4b30-82cb-28931ba39c0a
Map:

Georeferencing Method: Other source (The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 29816
Geodetic Datum: SAD69
Coordinates: (-13.2683, -39.6628)

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