Oxalis divaricata Mart. ex Zucc.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 2 km south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of LORÊTO. Along "Morros"-"Picada" Trail. (This location is 300 m. W & 300 m. S of nos. 3754-3775.)

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.4, -45.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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Municipio de Loreto; "Ilha de Balsas'1 region, be-
tvean the Balsas & Pamaiba Rivers. Ca. 2 km south
of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south
of LORSTO. Ca. 722^'S. 4524'W. Alt. ca. 300 m.
Along "Morros "-"Picada" trail.
Main vegetation types of region: (l)"chapada", decid-
uous to evergreen xeromorphic tr?3 woodland ("cerra-
dao") on tops & sides of sandstone plateaus & some
low flat land; (2)"tabuleiro", deciduous lov-tree
woodland (another type of "cerradao") on upper parts
of rolling terrain; (3)"mata", closed, deciduous to
evergreen forest, in galleries; (4.)"caatinga", open
deciduous forest on lower parts of rolling terrain;
(5) "varjao", scattered deciduous forast-type trees
on low flat land; (6)"cocal", dense babagu palm
groves on Pamaiba River terrace & some brook val-
leys. Dry season 4-5 months with almost no rain;
brooks intermittent. Annual fires & cattle grazing
in all areas. Some spots with dense secondary cha-
pada scrub ("carrasco"); much tabuleiro cleared to
form grassy pasture; much mata, caatinga & varjao
in shifting cultivation.
This habitat; "chapada 11 with trees to 9 m. tall, 3-3
m. apart. A few scattered shrubs to 1 m. tall. Ground
covered with grasses & herbs about 50$. Soil light
brown fine sand, no pebbles. (This location is 300 m.
W & 300 m. S of nos.‘3754-3775,) 24 March 1962
This n^: HERB. Leaves light to dark green, or dark
green with red edges. Flowers 12 mm. diam. Petals
bright yellow, each with several short vertical orange
lines at throat.
leg. George Eiten & Liene T. Siten, n$ 3778
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