Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil.

  • Filed As

    Sapindaceae
    Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 5398 with L. T. Eiten, 23 Aug 1963

  • 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".

  • Habitat

    Upper part of a "tabuleiro" woodland at its junction with cleared open part. [See label for further habitat description.].

  • 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.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00995173

    Occurrence ID: fe3b75a8-1416-4e21-a9b6-725ef24a1de8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Sapindaceae

  • All Determinations

    Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil. det L. B. Smith, 1965

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Lorêto Mun.

  • 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".

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.38, -45.07

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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WESTMINSTER BRAZILIAN EXPEDITION. 1963
Flora of Brasil
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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