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 612415.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 612416

    Occurrence ID: 06ee8200-c78f-430f-9351-d2ee74dc3eaf

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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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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00612416
R6W Yo£S
BOTANICAL
EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
Coastal Zone
R.M. Harley, S.J. Mayo, R.M. Storr, T.S. Santos. &. R.S. Pinheiro.
in Harley No. //oof
Determined by T. Koyama	/
11m Mow York Botanical QmnIn ( ^ ^
Field work sponsored by 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??.
\ Alt. ca. sea level. 39°13'W, 17°29'S.
| Rhizome with bulbous swelling at each node,
subterranean. Flowering steins scrambling
I over vegetation, up to ltfn.» long. Leaves
with very scabrous margins and arranged in
i 3 very regular rows.
Selena
On the coast road between Alcoba$a and Prado
12km. 1. of Alcoba?a. Mixed restinga with
high forest, bushy areas, damp open ground
and marsh.
16 January 1977 R M Harley
18005
00612416