Saccharum villosum Steud.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Minas Gerais

• Locality

  Serra do Espinhaço, near base of Serra da Piedade, ca. 35 km E. of Belo Horizonte, near BR-31

• Elevation

  Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.8203, -43.6763

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  823

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to 1600m high at base of Serra da Piedade, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Using Google Maps - Satellite and Map View - located Serra da Piedade, between the cities of Belo Horizonte and Caeté. Used Terrain View (Google Maps) to located the 1600m high closest to the Serra da Piedade (-19.820266, -43.676328), used it as the select geographic center. Used Distance Measurement Tool and What's Here Tool (Google Maps) to approximate the linear extent by measuring from the select center to the farthest extent of the 1600m elevation in the Serra da Piedade (-19.822532, -43.683624). Input: coordinates (-19.820266, -43.676328), linear extent (0.811km), measurement error (0.01km) into MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius (823m). According to Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Named Place: Bounded Area.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Estado de Minas Gerais
Serra do Espinhaco
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Erianthus aff. trinii Hack*
Dupl* det. 0. Davidse, 1973
Culms to ca. h m* tall, In meadow near
riacho* Pastured slopes and riacho mar-
gin near base of Serra da Piedade, ca.
3í> km* E. of Belo Horizonte, BR-31, ca.
1600 m. elevation.
H. S. Irwin, R. M. Harley, E. Onishi	January 1971
Field 'work conducted with the collaboration of the UnJversidade de Brasilia and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimenta sáo Agrícola do Norte, supported In
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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