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

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
Bauhinia pulchella Benth*
Dot: H. S. Irwin, 1966
Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Pamaiba. Ca.l/2 km E of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORfiTO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
ca.T°23 *s., 45° U /w.	15 Hay 1962
Main vegetation types of region: (1) "chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
‘‘cerradio”) on flat tops Sc steep sides of plateaus,	and on
aome areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or “oerradfto”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tope 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 ft
courses; (4) “caatlnga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat i<»»< and In narrow valleys between **tabulelro”-covered hills; (S) “var-
jfto", low moist flat land with scattered forest trees at one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”,	groves of balreu palm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba and
some of Its tributary streams.MMM vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabulelro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatlnga” & “varjfco” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall Shrubs (“capoelra”); some areas of
"chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“canraseo”). Upland soils graytth.
tan, or light reddish brown silt or silty day, very stony on Slopes; lowland soils
mostly reddish brown to black silt loam, silty clay loam or day loam, without
stones. Country rock horisontal. light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Rio Pamaiba.
This habitat: on trail to "Sambaxba”. Dense tree *tabu-
leiro11 with "cha pad a "-like elements: scattered trees to
4-9 m. tall ("catinga de porco11 & ntingui,f)# .shrubs 1—2*] |
®i \tall^spacfed several m. apart (this n® & a verbena-
ceous "alecrim"). Soil partly stony light brown silt,
mostly bare ,with a scattering of the gpjpaaB "capim agref^ |
te”,"capim amarra-veadoM, A "capim fir
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Shrub 2 m; tali' GQtside surface • of sepals * colored
with alternate thin, longitudinal red & light green
lines, inside surface light green. Ifetals thin &
narrow, ribbonlike, white. Filammts white, anthers
yellowish-buff •
George Eiten & Liene T. Eiten, no. 4579
Distributed by the Instituto de 6ot&nics, S5o Paulo