Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil.
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Filed As
Sapindaceae
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Collector(s)
G. Eiten 5398 with L. T. Eiten, 23 Aug 1963
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Location
Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 400 m west of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of Lorêto. On trail to "Gigante".
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Habitat
Upper part of a "tabuleiro" woodland at its junction with cleared open part. [See label for further habitat description.].
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Description
Tree 4 m tall, trunk 20 cm d.b.h. Sepals & lower surface of petals light mustard-yellow, upper surface of petals red to maroon. Filaments a light, slightly greenish-yellow; anthers yellow. Glands at base of petals white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00995173
Occurrence ID: fe3b75a8-1416-4e21-a9b6-725ef24a1de8
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Sapindales
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Family
Sapindaceae
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All Determinations
Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil. det L. B. Smith, 1965
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Maranhão
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County/Municipio
Lorêto Mun.
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Locality
"Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 400 m west of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of Lorêto. On trail to "Gigante".
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Elevation
Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)
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Coordinates
-7.38, -45.07
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Distribution
\ WESTMINSTER BRAZILIAN EXPEDITION. 1963 Flora of Brasil STATE OP MIMflXO <£.w YO^; BOTANICAL .pARDE^i NEW YORK BOTAMCAL GARDEN inrnmii 00995173 Magoni« pubescans St.Hil, (det.L.B. Smith,1965) Municipio da Loreto: "Ilha da Balsas11 region, be- tween the Balsas & Pferoafba Rivers. Ca. 4.00 m vast of sain house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of LORftTO. Ca. 7«23»5. 45*4'W. Alt. ca. 300 m. 23 Aug 1963 Main vegetation types of region: (l^chapada", decid- uous to evergreen xeromorphic tree woodland ("cerra- dao") an tops & sides of sandstone plateaus & some low flat land; (2)•tabuleiro", deciduous low-tree woodland (another type of "cerradao*) on. upper parts ef rolling terrain; (3)nmataw, closed, deciduous to evergreen forest, in galleries; (4.)"caatinga", open deciduous forest on lower parts of rolling terrain) (5) "varjao", scattered deciduous forest-type trees on low flat land; (6) "cocal*, dense babagu pain groves on Rarnaiba River terrace & some brook val- leys. Dry season 4-5 months with almost no rain; brooks intermittent. Annual fires & cattle grazing in all areas. Some spots with dense secondary cha— pada scrrib ("carrasco"); much tabuleiro cleared to form grassy pasture; much mata, caatinga & varjao in shifting cultivation. This habitats on trail to "Gigante". Upper part of a "tabuleiro1* woodland at its junction with cleared open part. This n*J tree A m* tall, trunk 20 ca. d.b.h. Sepals & lower surface of petals light ms- tard-yellow, upper surface of petals red to marroon. Filaments a light, slightly greenish-yellow; anthers yellow. Glands at base of petals white, n.v. •tingui- All specimens of this number taken from a single tree. leg. George Biten & Liene T. Eiten, n* 5398 Distributed by the Instituto de Botflnica, SSo Paulo
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Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil.