Merostachys

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Merostachys

  • Collector(s)

    T. R. Soderstrom 2163 with George F. Russell & José Hage, 25 Apr 1976

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Valença Mun. Road from Valença to Guaibim. Fazenda Engenho Velho.

  • Habitat

    Forested hilltop in sandy region, part of a broad band of littoral forest. Flowering in forest nearby is Atractantha falcata.

  • Description

    Clumps of 30-50 hollow, delicate culms, 2-3 cm. diam., 12-15 m. tall, [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01049006

    Occurrence ID: a83856fd-8cba-4536-8a1f-f38619c99c9e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Merostachys

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Valença Mun.

  • Locality

    Road from Valença to Guaibim. Fazenda Engenho Velho

  • Elevation

    Alt. 60 m. (197 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.3706, -39.0731

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    43634

  • Georeferencing Method

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

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01049006
Municipio Valença: road from Valença to Guaibim. Forested
hilltop in sandy region, part of a broad band of littoral
forest. Flowering in forest nearby is Atractantha falcata.
Fazenda Engenho Velho. Elev. 60m. Clumps of 30-50 hollow,
delicate culms, 2-3cm diam., 12-15m tall, greenish-gray with
a white band at the node, scabrous, mostly erect except at
the tips where thin and supported by the tree tops. New
. culms leaves caducous : sheath scaberulous with white hairs
at the summit that are brown and curly at their tips j
blade erect to horizontal, becoming reflexed.
25 April 1976
Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & José Hage	2163
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic
Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPLAC)
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
Merostachys
01049006