Atractantha falcata McClure
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Filed As
Poaceae
Atractantha falcata McClure -
Collector(s)
T. R. Soderstrom 2161 with George F. Russell, José Hage, 24 Apr 1976
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Location
Brazil. Bahia. Valença Mun. 8 km from Valença on road to Guaibim.
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Habitat
White sand restinga with terrestrial bromeliads and orchids, small trees and scrubby vegetation.
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Description
Vining bamboo with clumps of 3 or 4 narrow solid culms that climb into the trees at 4 m, cover them and hang from them in festoons. All plants in flower with no new growth, even the smallest shoots with spikelets. Spikelets green when young but becoming very dark, almost black. Stamens and stigmas produced simultaneously in the spikelets, with the white stigmas exserted below and the dark brown stamens hanging from the apex. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 628784
Occurrence ID: 19aad492-5a26-4311-9da9-7986b7ce36a3
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Poales
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Family
Poaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Bahia
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County/Municipio
Valença Mun.
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Locality
8 km from Valença on road to Guaibim
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Coordinates
-13.3706, -39.0731
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
43634
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Georeferencing Method
Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.
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Geodetic Datum
SAD69
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Distribution
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM BAHIA, BRAZIL Atractantha falcata McClure Municipio Valenga: 8 km from Valenga on road to Guaibim. White sand restinga with terrestrial bromeliads and orchids, small trees and scrubby vegetation. Vining bamboo with clumps of 3 or U narrow solid culms that climb into the trees at Um, cover them and hang from them in festoons..All plants in flower with no new growth, even the smallest shoots with spikelets. Spikelets green when young but becoming very dark, almost black. Stamens and stigmas pro- duced simultaneously in the spikelets, with the white stigmas exserted below and the dark brown stamens hanging from the apex. NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00628784 2h April 19T6 Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & José Hage Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian institution, National Geographic Society, and Centro de Pesqtiisas do Cacau (CEPLAC) 00628784
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Atractantha falcata McClure