Olyra juruana Mez

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Olyra juruana Mez

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Calderón 2290 with T. R. Soderstrom, 28 Feb 1976

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Bujari Mun. Km 52 Rio Branco-Sena Madureira road.

  • Habitat

    Terra firme forest with bamboo, canopy 20-25 m. Ceiba pentandra, Apuleia. Very common in forest.

  • Description

    rhizomatous herb. Short-rhizomatous climps of 5-10 gently arching culms about 1 meter tall with white spikelets. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 865707

    Occurrence ID: c067a405-e4b7-47a5-a15e-61c4a4a2d562

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Olyra juruana Mez det T. R. Soderstrom, 01 Aug 1983
    Note: NYPC conversion (4/96): Author missing.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Bujari Mun.

  • Locality

    Km 52 Rio Branco-Sena Madureira road

  • Elevation

    Alt. 285 m. (935 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -9.68, -67.82

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UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
Olyra juruana Mez
(fet. T.R. Söderström & F.O. Zuloaga. Aug. 1983
ACRE, 3RAZ.IL
52 kms. from Rio Branco on road to Sena Madureira. 9*hl1
S—6’J*b91 W. Elev. 285m. Forest with trees 20-25m tall
(Apuleia, Ceiba pentandra), mixed with bamboo. Short-
rhizomatous clumps of 5-10 gently arching culms about
1 meter tail ?with white spikelets. Very common in
the forest.
^ JORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Clcofe 12. Calderon & Thomas R. Söderström 2290 28 February 197^
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution. Projeto kadamorasii.,
and Conselho National de Desenvolvimenlo Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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