Scleria latifolia Sw.

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Scleria latifolia Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 982, 05 Jun 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monçao Mun. Basin of the Rio Turaiçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Shrub of secondary forest. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 197448

    Occurrence ID: 40fa007e-1057-4c81-8768-af33973a66d0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Scleria latifolia Sw. det I. Mestdagh, 26 Oct 1999

    Scleria

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turaiçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	35*
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of MaranhSo
No. 982	Cyperaceae
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Scleria
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
NEW YORK BOTANIC^ GARDEN
00107'448
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: shrub of secondary forest
Inventory voucher #CG184 (Fertile)
Use: leaf blade used for cutting hair in past
n.v.: karajahihu
W.L. Bal€e	5 June 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00197448