Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

  • Collector(s)

    E. L. Taylor E1320 with C. S. Rosario & J. B. F. Silva, 23 Apr 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Grajaú Mun. Mondelandia (42 km. N from BR226 on road that leaves highway E of Grajau); terra devoluta of Sr. Pesoa(sp?), 4 km. W of Mondelandia on path that runs to Rio Grajau and ultimately to Balaio. 1000 hectares of transition forest on ridge above capoeira south of the path.

  • Habitat

    Pariana dominates the understory; Rutaceae and Rubiaceae, subcanopy; Cenostigma, Duguetia, Annona, Cassia, Dipteryx, Guabiraba (Myrtaceae), canopy.

  • Description

    tree. Tree 15m tall, 30cm circum.; immature green capsules with navy blue seeds.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 870616

    Occurrence ID: 5bfd07a4-341c-4483-98bb-26078a695a1d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Grajaú Mun.

  • Locality

    Mondelandia (42 km. N from BR226 on road that leaves highway E of Grajau); terra devoluta of Sr. Pesoa(sp?), 4 km. W of Mondelandia on path that runs to Rio Grajau and ultimately to Balaio. 1000 hectares of transition forest on ridge above capoeira south of the path.

  • Coordinates

    -5.8194, -46.1383

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    64236

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00870616
1320. Margaritaria nobilis L.f.
det. M. J. Huft, 1986
Brazil	I 7 %
Programa Flora	SA
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
Plants of Maranhao
Phvllanthus niruri L.	EUPHORBIACEAÍ
Municipio Grajau; Mondelandia (42km. N from BR226 on road that
leaves highway E of Grajau); terra devoluta of Sr. Pesoa(sp?), 4
km. W of Mondelandia on path that runs to Rio Grajau and
ultimately to Balaio. 1000 hectares of transition forest on ridge
above capoiera south of the path. Transition forest is relatively
short with a few large emergents. Level, relatively undisturbed
(some charcoal in soil), understory open, some areas of tree fall
with many vines. The only mature forest in the entire region;
the rest has been clearcut. Pariana dominates understory;
Rutaceae and Rubiaceae, subcanopy; Cenostigma, Duguetia,
Annona, Cassia, Dipteryx, Guabiraba (Myrtaceae), canopy.
Tree 15m. tall, 30cm. circum.; immature green capsules with navy
blue seeds.
WOOD SAMPLE fawis)
E.L. Taylor, C.S. Rosario, J.B.F. Silva
E1320	23 April 7983
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation
and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvi mentó
Cientifico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
00870616