Merostachys procerrima Send.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Seguro Mun.

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Monte Pascoal, located 14 km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Itamarajú

  • Elevation

    Alt. 110 m. (361 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.8833, -39.4166

  • Georeferencing Method

    Coordinates determined at another institution.

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

BAHIA, BRAZIL
Merostachys
Municipio Porto Seguro: Parque liacional Monte Pascoal, lo-
cated 1^ km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Ita-
maraju. Primary forest with very tall trees. Elev. 110m.
Clumps of ca. 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 1* 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 Hage	2198
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic
Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CËPLAC)
BOTANICAL
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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