Merostachys procerrima Send.
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Filed As
Poaceae
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Collector(s)
T. R. Soderstrom 2198 with George F. Russell & José Hage, 11 May 1976
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Location
Brazil. Bahia. Porto Seguro Mun. Parque Nacional Monte Pascoal, located 14 km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Itamarajú.
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Habitat
Primary forest with very tall trees.
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Description
Clumps of ca. 10 culms in the shaded forest, the culms very thin-walled, at first erect, then arching. [See label for further plant description.]. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00906049
Occurrence ID: b23384b5-fb14-423a-bcc7-c1c5eb1cec23
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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 procerrima Send. det R. Vinícius-Silva, /01/2018
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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
Parque Nacional Monte Pascoal, located 14 km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Itamarajú
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Elevation
Alt. 110 m. (361 ft.)
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Coordinates
-16.8833, -39.4166
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Georeferencing Method
Coordinates determined at another institution.
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Distribution
\k y* Merostachys BAHIA, BRAZIL Municipio Porto Seguro: Parque Nacional Monte Pascoal, lo- cated ill km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Ita- maraju. Primary forest -with very tall trees. Elev. 110m. Clumps ofca. 10 culms in the shaded forest, the culms very thin-walled, at first erect, then arching. Culm leaves purplish-green with a white waxy bloom, ‘becoming stramine- ous and shed at time of branching; blade green, reflexed, caducous. Branch complement: 3 or b branches. The clumps are common in one spot of the forest and represent a young population as the culms are still small and earliest ones from the seedling stage are still present. 11 May 1976 • Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & José I-Iage 2198 Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Societyand Centro de Pesquisas.do Cacau (CEPLAC) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM 00906049
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Merostachys procerrima Send.