Dioclea virgata (Rich.) Amshoff

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas & Parnaíba. Santa Barbara, due SSE of Lorêto, on shore of Rio Parnaíba. ½ km N of river. Property of Dona Luzia.

• Elevation

  Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.5, -45.05

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
Dioclea virgata (Rich* )
Det; H. S'. Irwin, 1966
NEWYORKBOTANICài RiBnnj
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Municipio de Lorêto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Pamaiba. SANTA BARBARA, due SSE of Lorêto, on
shore of Rio Parnaiba. Flat river* plain, less than 1 km. wide, several
meters above river level, covered with dense babaçu palm grove. -
Alt. 140 m. 7°30’S., 45°3’w. 1/2 km. N of river 5 property of
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or ’
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops 8s steep sides of\plateaus, « otoop hWly land, and on
some areas of rolling .or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-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 fiat stream valleys and in or alongside of brook ravines &
coursés; (4) “caatinga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
Ifto”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babaçu palm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba and
some of its tributar streams.M^fllivegetation 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 “caatinga” & “varj&o” 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,
tftn, 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 Pamaiba.
This habitat: open clearing in transition between babaçu
and buriti palm groves* Soil moist to muddy dark brown
clayey silt loam (with humus)*	25 May 1962
Herbaceous vine climbing to 3 m* up on ngutiranafl shrub*
Flower face 21 mm. wide (at laterals) & % mm. tall (top
of standard to lower tip of laterals). Standard light
violet, center dark purple, center base yellow. Laterals
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4685
& keel light vSaLet*
Distributed by the Instituto de Bot&nlca, S&o Paulo
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