Paspalum gardnerianum Nees

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Ca. 2/3 km S of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km south of Lorêto. "Chapada de Tucumzinho"

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
Paspalui gardne xi anuía líe es
(det. J.B.Swallen, 1964)
Municipio de Loréto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. Ca.2/3 km S oftf main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORÉTO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
.7° 23 ’S., 45° ¿ *w. «Chapada de Tucumzinho" •
Main vegetation types oí region: (1) “chapada", a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus,	and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland,
or "cerrad&o”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hUly
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 in-nrt and in narrow valleys between "tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
J&o”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of baba$u palm on flat river plain of Rio Parnaiba and
some of its tributary streams.#»# vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground firea and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas? most
“mata” and much “caatinga” & “varjfto” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoeira”); some areas of
"chapada” with dense secondary vegetation (“carrasco”). Upland soils grayish,
tan, or light reddish brown silt 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 Bio Parnaiba.
This habitat: louutree* somewhat open nchapada”*
Soil medium brown, clayey fine sand.
23 April 1962
Grass in clumps few-30 cm. diam.
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4355
_(from clomp 1)
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, S&o Paulo
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