Dioclea coriacea Benth.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Fazenda "Morros": "Chapada Alta", ca. 12 km. south of main house or ca. 40 south of Lorêto. Along trail to Santa Bárbara.

• Elevation

  Alt. 350 - 400 m. (1148 - 1312 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.45, -45.05

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
Dioelea glabra Benth
Det: H.S.Irwin, 1966
Municipio de Loréto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Parnaiba. Fazenda “Morros”: “Chapada Alta”,
ca. 12. km* south of main house oroa. 40 k&south of LORfiTQ.
Along trail to Santa Bárbara. 7° 2? ’S., 45° 3* W. Alt. »-400 m.
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, a> ihip hilly to»*» 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 roUing 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 “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
J6o”, 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.M AHUvegetation 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” & “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 Rio Parnaiba.
This habitat: arboreal "chapada*.	24 May 1962«.
Top of flat plateau.
Short woody Tine* 71a. 21 mu wide, flower face 25 nm
tall* Batals violat, standard yellow at center base,
keel reddish-purple.
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, Sao Paulo
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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