Cariniana domestica (Mart.) Miers

Filed As

Lecythidaceae
Cariniana domestica (Mart.) Miers

Collector(s)

G. Eiten 4304 with L. T. Eiten, 15 Apr 1962

Location

Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba, ca. 200 m. S of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km south of Lorêto.

Habitat

Gallery forest along the brook ravine, "Grota Grande". Main vegetation types of region: (1) "chapada", a semi-closed tree woodland (or cerradão) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, and on some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) "tabuleiro", a semi-closed woodland, or "cerradão", of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hilly or gently rolling land; (3) "mata", a closed tropical forest of many tree species, usually with palms, in flat stream valleys and in or alongside of brook ravines & courses; (4) "caatinga", a semi-open forest of few forest tree species on low moist flat land and in narrow valleys between "tabuleiro"-covered hills; (5) "varjão", low moist flat land with scattered forest tree of one or a few species; (6) "cocal", thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Rio Parnaîba and some of its tributary streams. Many vegetation types completely deciduous during dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in all areas. Part of "tabuleiro" cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most "mata" and much "caatinga" & "varjão" cultivated or abandoned, forming dense secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs ("capoeira") ; some areas of "chapada" with dense secondary vegatation of ("carrasco"). Upland soils grayish, tan, or light reddish brown silty 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 of morros and on cliffs along the Rio Parnaíba.

Description

Tree 18 m. tall, trunk 30 cm d. b. h. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Notes (shown on label)

Leaves & ripe fruit collected

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00681971

Occurrence ID: 6acc5ad9-43a2-46dc-8d0c-484371edd4f4

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