Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between th Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Ca. 300 m. SW of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km. south of Lorêto

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

No botanical uses.

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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
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1992
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Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between^
Balsas and Pamaiba. Ca «300 m. Stf of main house oi
' “MOrros”, about 35 km. south of LORfiTO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
Ca, 7°23 «° 4 'W..
MWn vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada", a seml-closed tree wood
cerradao”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, tmlUllj Isa*,
i0ni? areaB rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a seml-closed wo
or cerradfto", of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops oil
or gently rolling land; (3) “mata”, a closed tropical forest of many tree sq
usually with palms, In flat stream valleys and In or alongside of brook ravffl
courses; (4) "caatlnga", a semi-open forest of few forest tree • species onl
moist flat land and In narrow vaUeys between "tabulelro”-covered hills; (8)
,2? ’ low molBt flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few speqL
<6) cocal”, thick groves of babaeupalm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba aa_
some of its tributary streams.M Afinvegetation types completely deciduous durtH
ary season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing
all areas. Part of "tabulelro" cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most!
mata” and much "caatlnga” & “varjfto” cultivated or abandoned, forming denser
secondary vegetation of low trees Sc tall shrubs ("capoelra”); some areas of V
chapada" with dense secondary vegetation ("carrasco"). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown sUt 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
or morros and on cliffs along the Bio Pamaiba.
This habitat: formerly cultivated land (originally
brookfegallery forest). Abandoned 1 year & impenetrably
overgrown with 1~2 m. tall mass of several species of
herbaceous vines, plus scattered taller herbs & a few
shrubs. 19 April 1962
This a* either a remnant of cultivation or a weed, al-
most 1 1/2 m.tall,s terns green with It .bluish glances ces%
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4338
yellowish-green near nodes»_______
Distributed by the Instltuto de Botinlca, Sio Paulo	,,
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
Sorghum vulgare (Hack.) Stapf
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