Piresia

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Piresia

  • Collector(s)

    T. R. Soderstrom 2171 with George F. Russell & José Hage, 28 Apr 1976

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ubaíra Mun. ca. 3 km east of Ubaira on road to Mutuípe.

  • Habitat

    Open woodland on slope, diffuse light, leafmold on sandy soil. Some Bromeliaceae, Anthurium, hardly any epiphytes but many Bambusoideae (Piresia, Raddia, Streptochaeta).

  • Description

    Short-rhizomatous grass common in scattered localities under shrubs, the plants producing spikelets both at the tip of leafy culms and on separate bladeless, floriferous culms that are prostrate, growing through the leaf litter. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01066538

    Occurrence ID: b584e3a0-c4cd-4b30-82cb-28931ba39c0a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piresia

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ubaíra Mun.

  • Locality

    ca. 3 km east of Ubaira on road to Mutuípe

  • Elevation

    Alt. 340 m. (1115 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.2683, -39.6628

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    29816

  • Georeferencing Method

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

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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BAHIA, BRAZIL
Piresia
Municipio Ubaira: ca 3 km east of Ubaira on road to Mutuipe.
Open woodland on slope, diffuse light, leafinold on sandy
soil. Some Bromeliaceae, Anthurium, hardly any epiphytes
"but many Bambusoideae (Piresia, Raddia, Streptochaeta).
Elev. 3^+0m. Short-rhizomatous grass common in scattered lo-
calities under shrubs, the plants producing spikelets both
at the tips of leafy culms and on separate bladeless,
floriferous culms that are prostrate, growing through the
leaf litter.
28 April 1976
Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & Jose Hage	2171
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic
Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacan (CEPLAC)
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
01066538