Croton glandulosus L. var. glandulosus

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 20 km. south of Lorêto. Along trail between Fazenda Santa Rita & Faz. Trabalhosa

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.217, -45.125

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HERBARIUM (LL, TEX)
Croton glandulosus L.
var. glandulosus
det: S. Ginzbarg, 1994
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Croton gjandaleens L*
(dup.det. G*Mfebster ,1969)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Pamaiba. About 20 km south of LOR&TO.
ca* 7°13 ’s., 45c7-8 *w. Along trail between Fazenda Santa Rita
& Faz. Trabalhosa. Alt, about 300 m. 7 April 1962
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed: tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, Mi......ttmm Mllff taad, 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 Mlly
or gently rolling land; (3) “mata”, a closed tropical forest of many tree species,
visually with palms, ip 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 “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
j&o”, low moist flat land with scattered forefit trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babagu palm on flat river plain of Rio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streams«M£JlUvegetatlon types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground fired and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatinga” & “varjfto” 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 Bio Pamaiba.
This habitat: shrubby gallery forests along the brooks»
HRiacho de Laranjeira” & "Biacho de Gongal-AlvesH, or
in nearby open disturbed "chapada". (It was not re-
corded exactly in what habitat this number was growing.)
Herb, flowers white*
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4182
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