Crotalaria micans Link

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Just south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km south of Lorêto.

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

SYSTEMATIC STUDIES IN THE LEGUMINOSAE
Crotalaria micans Link
Annotated bv Donald R. Windier 1981
SYSTEMATIC SlUUItS IIM IMt LtliUMiniUdMC
Crotalaria anagyroides HBK
Annotated bv Donald R. Windier 1977	1-5
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
Crotalaria anagyroides H.B.K.
Det: H. S. Irwin, 196&
Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas" region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. Just south of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 m..
ca.70 23’s., 45° 4 ’w.	19 April 19o2
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “ohapada", a seml-closed: tree woodland (or
"cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, —hilly Innfl, 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”-eovered 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 Famalba and
some of its tributary streams^ AJlWvegetatlon types completely deciduous during
dry season. AH brooks Intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing In
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
"mata” and much “caatinga" & “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 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 Rio Parnaiba.
This habitat: side of ravine, a few meters deep, of
a brook (now dry), fringed tygallery forest.
Light brown fine sand. This Shrub 1 1/4 au tall
in sun. Wood sample taken from base of stem. Flower
face 25 an. tall) standard 21 m wide, 19 an tall,
den-yellow with diffuse vertical brown lines at base of
front surface* Laterals golden-yelbw, keel yellowisb-
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no.
^reen; filament coluan& pistil light green»
Distributed by the Instltuto de Bot&nica, S&o Paulo
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