Bauhinia tenella 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. Trail from "Morros to "Sambaíba".

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Distribution

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Bauhinia tenella Benth.
Richard P. Wunderlin
University of South Florida	1980
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
Bauhinia tenella Benth•
Bett M. ¡?. Trwin, 1966
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha 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 LORSTQ. Alt. ca. 300 m.
7° 23	Trail from ^rroa" to "Sambaloa”.
Main vegetation,types ©£ region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o") on fiat tops & steep sides of plateaus, «?mrtMpaMUgMNiari, and on
Bome areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
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) “caatinga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered hUls; (5) “var-
J&o”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of baba$u palm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streamsM jUltivegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent? Annual ground fired and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
"mata" and much "caatinga’’ & “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoeira”); some areas of
“chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco”). Upland »oils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown sUt or silty clay, very stony on slopes; lowland soUs
mostly reddish brown to black slit loam, sUty clay loam or clay loam, without
stones. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Bio Pamaiba.
This habitat: thick "tabuleiro" woodland vith “chapada”
elements: scattered trees 4*-9 m.tall ("catinga do porco"
& "tingui") spaced several meters apart; dense shrubs
to 2 a. tall; ground mostly bare» with scattered"capim
agresten & "amarra-veadoH grasses. Soil stony.
This nfls fruit green (unripe) to broun (ripe).
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4-575
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