Aeschynomene paniculata Willd. ex Vogel

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilhas de Balsas" region, between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 2/3 km south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35km south of Lorêto. West side of trail from "Morros" to Santa Bárbara

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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STATE OF MARANHÁO
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. ~2/3 km S of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
ca.7° 23 ’S., 45° 4 ’w.	24 April 1962
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a seml-closed tree woodland (or
"cerradfto”) on flat tops Sc steep sides of plateaus, »a ?*—p hilly lan*. and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, 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) "caatlnga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and In narrow valleys between “tabulelro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
jfio”, 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 Bio Pamalba and
some of Its tributary streams VW AJlU vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing In
all areas. Part of "tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much "caatlnga” & "varjfio” 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 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 Bio Pamalba.
This habitat: west side of the trail from "MorrosN to
Santa Barbara. Low grassy area in somewhat eroded,
open "chapada"*
All specimens of this number taken from a single
plant*
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4385
Distributed by the Instituto de Botánica, Sao Paulo
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