Scleria bracteata Cav.

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Scleria bracteata Cav.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 18005 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos, & R. S. Pinheiro, 16 Jan 1977

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. On the coast raod between Alcobaça and Prado 12 km. N. of Alcobaça.

  • Habitat

    Mixed restinga with high forest, bushy areas, damp open ground and marsh.

  • Description

    Rhizome with bulbous swelling at each node, subterranean. Flowering stems scrambling over vegetation, up to 4 m. long. Leaves with very scabrous margins and arranged in 3 very regular rows. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Specimen Notes

    see NY barcode 612416.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 612415

    Occurrence ID: 1df6896d-db72-455c-a4dd-ec738a13c8b7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Scleria bracteata Cav. det T. M. Koyama, Jun 1979

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    On the coast raod between Alcobaça and Prado 12 km. N. of Alcobaça.

  • Coordinates

    -17.48, -39.22

  • Distribution

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BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
Coastal Zone
Determined by T. Koyaxna ——
The New York Botanical Garde®
R.M. Harley, SJ. Mayo, R.M. Storr, T.S. Santos. &. R.S. Pinheiro.
in Harley No. /p00^
Field work sponsored bv the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 19??.
Scleria
I On the coast road between Alcobaga and Prado
j 12km. N. of Alcoba9a. Mixed restinga with
| high forest, bushy areas, damp open ground
j and marsh.
j .
I Alt. ca. sea level. 39°13rW, 17°29'S.
i
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j Rhizome with bulbous swelling at each node,
j subterranean. Flowering stems scrambling
?!j over vegetation, up to lim. long. Leaves
with very scabrous margins and arranged in
3 very regular rows.
j. 16 January 1977 R M Harley
18005
00612415