Guettarda viburnoides Cham. & Schltdl.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. A few km W of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km. south of Lorêto; along trail from "Morros" to "Veados"; by the westernmost crossing of the brook, "Riacho da Mataria".

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.08

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀQ
Ouettarda vlburaoides Chaa. & Sohleoht.
(dup.det.L.B.Saith & D.H.fricols©n,1966)
Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. A few km W of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
. 7° 23’S., 45°546 ’W.	.
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops- & steep sides of plateaus, an oto>p--hiny imm*. and on
some 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) “inata”, 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 hills; (5) “var-
j&o”, 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 Parnaiba and
some of its tributary streams.A^IlWvegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and catue- grazing* In
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “cawinga” & “varjao” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of •'-low trees & tall shrubs (“capoeira”); some areas of
“chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or Ught 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 Parnaiba.
This habitat:	tr^il from t,Morr©su to nVeadosn*
”TabulwistI'"w£stteriamost crossing of the
brook, nRiacho da Mataria”. 26 April 1962
H» ri
Shrub 1 1/4 m. tall. Ripe fruit cream-color,
spherical.
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4419
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, S&o Paulo
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