Zornia sericea Moric.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Zornia sericea Moric.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 4117 with Liene T. Eiten, 07 Apr 1962

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Loreto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 25 km south of Lorêto. In front of main house of Fazenda Santa Rita.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1522883

    Occurrence ID: 014d52af-fba3-41ce-af7d-9c8d4bb1a6c6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Zornia sericea Moric. det A. P. Fortuna Perez, 2008
    Note: Mixed collection: Other specimen is Zornia latifolia Sw.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Loreto Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 25 km south of Lorêto. In front of main house of Fazenda Santa Rita

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.283, -45.125

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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Zomia sericea Moric* 'PaP'
(de t * R * H * Mohlenbro ck,1965)
Municfpio de Loreto? "Ilha de Balsas” region, be-
tween the Balsas & Pamaiba Rivers• Ca. 25 km south
of LORfiTG. Ca. 7Q17!S.	In front of main
house of Fazenda Santa Rita* Alt» ca* 300 m*
7 April 1962
Main vegetation types of region! (l) "chapada ", decicU|
uous to evergreen xeromorphic tree woodland ("cerra—
dao”) on tope & sides of sandstone plateaus & some
lov flat land; (2)tttabuleirow, deciduous low-tree
woodland (another type of "oerradaon) on upper parts
of rolling terrain; (3) "mata”, closed, deciduous to
evergreen forest, in galleries; CO"caatinga", open
deciduous forest on lower parts of rolling terrain
(Si^varjao11, scattered deciduous forest-type trees
on low flat land; (6)*cocal*9 dense babagu palm
groves on Pamaiba River terrace & some brook val-
• leys* Dry season 1^-5 months with almost no rain;
brooks intermittent* Annual fires & cattle grazing
in all areas* Sane spots with dense secondary cha-
pada scrub ("carrascow)| much tabuleiro cleared^to
form grassy pasture; much mat a, caatinga & varjao
in shifting cultivation.
This habitat* open, cut-over, grazed "carrasco"*
Herb* flower face 11 1/2 mm tall; standard 9 1/2 am
wide by 8 1/2 mm tall, golden-yellow with spot of
vertical red lines at center base of front surface
(or this may be faint)* laterals golden-yellow*
Keel with light green base & white sides*
George Eiten & Liene T* Si ten, n® ¿117
Distributed by the Institute» de Botinica, Sio Paulo
01522883