Euphorbia hyssopifolia L.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 35 km south of Lorêto. Ca. 1 km N of house at "Veados"

• Elevation

  Alt. 250 - 300 m. (820 - 984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.12

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
BupbSrbia /)^sso^;^/*i L .
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Pamaiba. About 35 bl* south of LORSTO.
7° 23 ’S., 45° 7 fw. Ga* 1 km. H of house at "Veados"*
Alt* 250-300 a* 5 April 1962* Very atony brown loaau
Main vegetation, types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, an «*np Wily tow*, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or “cerradfto”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hilly
or gently rolling land; (3) “mata”, a closed tropical forest of many tree speeies,
usually with palms, in 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 forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) "cocal”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streamsAl (IlUvegetatlon 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” nnri much “caatinga” & “varj&o” 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,
tn.fi, 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 day loam, without
stones. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Bio Pamaiba.
This habitat: ©pen "tabulairo" along trail that evidently
had bate ;previously cut oat of a transition zone be-
tween "caatinga" forest on lover slope of a brook
?alloy & *tabulsiro" woodland on upper part of slope«
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Glands white«
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten,
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