Aeschynomene paniculata Willd. ex Vogel

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 8 km south of Lorêto. Top of northern edge of the plateau, "Serra do Penitente". On trail from Fazenda Trabalhosa to Lorêto.

• Elevation

  Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.15, -45.125

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Parnaiba. About 8 km* south of LORETO.
7° 9 ’S., 45° 7-8’W. Top of northern edge of the plateau,
"Serra do PenitentsN!. Alt. ca. 4-00 m. 8 April 1962
Main vegetation types of region: (1) "chapacia”, a seml-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, w> «t—p hilly load, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a seml-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 “tabulelro”-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 babacu palm on flat river plain of Bio Parnaiba and
some of Its tributary streams./cfipiivegetation 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 “caatinga” & “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoelra”); some areas of
“chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco"). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown slit or silty clay, very stony on slopes; lowland soils
mostly reddish brown jto 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 Bio Parnaiba.
This habitat: on trail from Fazenda Trabalhosa to LOR0TO.
In Kchapadan*
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Herb» flowers white*
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4221
Distributed by the Instituto de Botánica, S&o Paulo
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