Eleocharis minima Kunth

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. SANTA BÁRBARA, due SSE of Lorêto, on shore of Rio Parnaíba. Flat river plain, less than 1 km. wide, several meters above river level, covered with dense babaçu palm grove.

• Elevation

  Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.5, -45.05

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Pamaiba. SANTA BARBARA, due SSE of LoretP, on
shore of Rio Pamaiba. Flat river* plain, less than 1 km. wide, several
meters above river level, covered with dense babagu palm grove.
Alt. 140 m. 7°30’S., 45°3’W.
Main vegetation types of region: (1) "chapada", a semi-closed tree woodland (or
"cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, frau.Btaap hilly land, and on
some areas of rolling or flat) dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or “cterradfto”, 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) “caatlnga”, a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low
moist flat land and in narrow valleys between “tabulelro”-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 Bio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streams.A>liJlWvegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in'
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatinga” & “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoeira”); some areas of
“chapada” 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 Bio Pamaiba.
iFhis habitat: ia drying aod at edge of a temporary,
11, shallow lake, "Lagoa de Barra”, sat in
f§|e$ of extensive babag* grave; several han—
feet trm river.	31 May 1962
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. i£03
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