Merostachys kunthii Rupr.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Merostachys kunthii Rupr.

  • Collector(s)

    T. R. Soderstrom 1178, 18 Nov 1964

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara: Silvestre Corcovado, above Río de Janeiro.

  • Habitat

    Growing on steep, rocky forest slopes in wet leaf litter exposed to full sun for part of the day.

  • Description

    In clumps of 25-30 culms from thick soft rhizomes, internodes ca. 0.5 m. long, ants in hollows. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01048984

    Occurrence ID: 38b72f19-761d-4856-875c-07ec40cf4bd4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Merostachys kunthii Rupr. det R. Vinícius-Silva, /01/2018

    Merostachys det E. J. Judziewicz, 1989

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio de Janeiro

  • Locality

    Guanabara: Silvestre Corcovado, above Río de Janeiro

  • Elevation

    Alt. 440 m. (1444 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.9527, -43.2118

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    754.869

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Referred to Wikimapia.org for additional locality information for Corcovado (http://wikimapia.org/2290868/Corcovado-Mountain, accessed: 12/3/2015). Georeferenced to an elevation of approximately 440 m nearest to the approximate geographic center of Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro. Used the reference material and Google Maps – Earth and Terrain Views to locate Corcovado. Located the approximate geographic center of Corcovado. Used the Google Maps – What's Here Tool to find the coordinates at elevation 440 m nearest to the approximate geographic center of Corcovado. Used the Google Maps – Measure Distance Tool to approximate the linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of elevation 440 m (using Terrain View to determine, to: -22.948613, -43.217721). Input coordinates, coordinate precision (.00001 degrees), coordinate source (locality description), datum (WGS84), linear extent (748.30 m), and measurement error (5 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius (according to the Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Named Place: Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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BRAZIL
Gramineae
Merostachys
DET: E.J. Judziewicz, 1989
LOCALITY: Quanabara: Silvestre Corcovado, above Río de Janeiro.
HABITAT: Growing on steep, rocky forest slopes in wet leaf litter exposed to full sun for
part of the day, elevation ca. 440m.
DESCRIPTION: In clumps of 25-30 culms from thick soft rhizomes, internodes ca. 0.5m
long, ants in hollows, Sterile.
COLL: Thomas R. Söderström	DATE: 18 November 1964
NO: 1178
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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