Merostachys kunthii Rupr.
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Filed As
Poaceae
Merostachys kunthii Rupr. -
Collector(s)
T. R. Soderstrom 1178, 18 Nov 1964
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Location
Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara: Silvestre Corcovado, above Río de Janeiro.
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Habitat
Growing on steep, rocky forest slopes in wet leaf litter exposed to full sun for part of the day.
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Description
In clumps of 25-30 culms from thick soft rhizomes, internodes ca. 0.5 m. long, ants in hollows. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01048984
Occurrence ID: 38b72f19-761d-4856-875c-07ec40cf4bd4
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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 kunthii Rupr. det R. Vinícius-Silva, /01/2018
Merostachys det E. J. Judziewicz, 1989
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Rio de Janeiro
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Locality
Guanabara: Silvestre Corcovado, above Río de Janeiro
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Elevation
Alt. 440 m. (1444 ft.)
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Coordinates
-22.9527, -43.2118
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
754.869
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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).
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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 / SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM 01048984
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Merostachys kunthii Rupr.