Merostachys medullosa Send.
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Filed As
Poaceae
Merostachys medullosa Send. ( isotype ) -
Collector(s)
T. R. Soderstrom 2212 with George F. Russell & José Hage, 15 May 1976
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Location
Brazil. Bahia. Porto Seguro Mun. Forested slopres of morro on Fazenda Carvalho, ca. 26 km west of town of Monte Pascoal, at end of road that intersects with BR 101 in Monte Pascoal. Robust bamboo on upper slopes between 380 m and the summit at 460 m elev.
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Description
Clumps of ca. 50 culms, the culms solid, not erect but arching over immediately Callas, Fernandi, Panerai, Modesti. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01048932
Occurrence ID: a9ed355d-cc78-4400-be83-ad44623c6382
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Poales
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Family
Poaceae
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All Determinations
Merostachys medullosa Send. det R. Vinícius-Silva, Jan 2018
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Type Details
isotype of Merostachys medullosa Send., verif. R. Vinícius-Silva
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Bahia
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County/Municipio
Porto Seguro Mun.
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Locality
Forested slopres of morro on Fazenda Carvalho, ca. 26 km west of town of Monte Pascoal, at end of road that intersects with BR 101 in Monte Pascoal. Robust bamboo on upper slopes between 380 m and the summit at 460 m elev.
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Coordinates
-16.4497, -39.0644
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
68835
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Georeferencing Method
Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.
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Geodetic Datum
SAD69
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Distribution
Merostachys BAHIA, BRAZIL Municipio Porto Seguro: Forested sloped of morro on Fazen- da Carvalho, ca. 2o liai vest of tovn of Monte Pascoal, at end of road that intersects vith BR 101 in Monte Pascoal. Robust bamboo on upper sloi>es of mountain from 380m to summit at l*60m elev. Clumps of ca. 50 culms, the culms solid, not erect but arching over immediately, 10-15m long, 2cm. diam., vith thick vails and filled vith pith, seaberulous and striated-mottled dark and light green. Culm leaves : sheath becomes brovm and shed vhen branches develop; blade small, reflexed, caducous. When nev culm freshly cut the pith is vhite but vithin several minutes begins to turn red and then brovn. All clumps sterile ex- cept one in vhich culms are dead and bearing branches vith old inflorescences from vhich most sp'ikelets have fallen. association vith Atractantha (2211) & Merostachys Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & José Hage 15 May 1976 2212 Collected under /be auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPLAC) NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 01048932 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM 01048932
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Merostachys medullosa Send.