Bauhinia pulchella Benth.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha das Balsas" region, between the Rio das Balsas and Parnaíba. Ca. ½Km E of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 Km south of Lorêto. On trail to "Sambaíba".

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Famaiba. Ca.l/2 km E of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORfiTO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
ca. 7°23 ’s., 45° U *w.	15 7 1962
Main vegetation types of riglon: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerradfto”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus,	httly l—<, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed WMdEMMl.
or "cerrad&o”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hilly
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 &
courses; (4) “caatlnga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and In narrow valleys between “tabulelro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
JSo”, 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 Rio Pamalba and
some of Its tributary streams./* JJUvegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatlnga” <fc “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoelra”); some areas of
“chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown silt or silty clay, very stony on slopes; 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 Rio Pamalba.
This habitation trail to "SaabaibaBe Dense arboreal
"tabuleiro” with "chapada"-like elements: acattered
traea 4-9 n* tall ('catingade poroo" & tingui");
shrubs 1-2 m. tall» apaoadl/rorenl meters apart (thia
n® & a verbenaceous "alecrim") • Soil partly stony light
brown silt, nostly bare» with a scattering of the grasses
"feapin agreste", "amarra-Taadon & "capim fino".
This n*t shrub 2 m. tall. Outside surface of aepala
colored with alternate thin longitudinal rad & light
green llnea, inaide surface light groan* Brtals thin
& narrow, ribbonlike, white. fllaasnts white9 anthers
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Bauhinia pulchella Benth.
Richard P. Wunderlin
University of South Florida
1980
FLORA OF BRAZIL
-STATE OF MARANHÄO
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Bauhinia pulchella Benth.
Oat: H« S. Irwin, 1966
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