Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Paranaiba. Near main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km. south of LORÊTO. Side of few-meters-deep ravine of brook (now dry).

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Ealsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. Near	Xk main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
7° 23 ’S., 45° 4 ’W.
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
"cerradao”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, on Dtoop hilly lamd, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or “cerradao”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hilly
or gently rolling land; (3) “mata”, a closed tropical forest of many tree species,
usually with palms, in flat stream valleys and in or alongside of brook ravines &
courses; (4) ''caatinga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
j&o", low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Rio Parnaiba and
some of its tributary streams./*/) jnUvegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks interrnitten r. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
"mata” and much “caatinga” & “varjao” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs ("capoeira”); some areas of
“chaoada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, "or light reddish brown silt or silty clay, very stony on slopes; lowland soils
mostly reddish brown to black silt loam, silty clay loam or clay loam, without
stones. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Rio Parnaiba.
This habitat: side of few-ineters-deep ravine of
brook (now dry).	13 April 1962
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Fruit spherical, 5-7 mm diam., white.
ieg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4299
Distributed by the Instituto de Botanies., Säo Paulo
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