Axonopus pressus (Nees ex Steud.) Parodi

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Axonopus pressus (Nees ex Steud.) Parodi

  • Collector(s)

    R. D. Reeves BRASPEX #217 with A. J. M. Baker & H. Dias Ferreira, 28 Apr 1988

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Niquelândia Mun. Macedo. East side of main divide about 15 km N of Niquelândia.

  • Habitat

    Low-campo cerrado. Serpentine/ironstones.

  • Description

    Stiff, upright shoots from rhizome, to 50 cm. Dead leaves persistent at base. New leaves erect, gray-green. Rhizomes scales ivory, shiny. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00892087

    Occurrence ID: 5f1446c9-50e0-46de-a9a1-10a624463f9e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Niquelândia Mun.

  • Locality

    Macedo. East side of main divide about 15 km N of Niquelândia.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.3, -48.38

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The New York Botanical Garden
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BRAZILIAN SERPENTINE PLANT EXPEDITION
Universidade Federal de GoilLs, Massey University,
New York Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
BRASPEX # 217	Gramineae
Axonopus
det: G. Davidse, 1989
BRAZIL, Goiás. Macedo. East side of main divide
about 15 km N of Niqueltndia; 14°18fS, 48°23'W.
Low campo-cerrado. 1000 m elev. Serpentine/
ironstones.
Stiff, upright shoots from rhizome, to 50 cm. Dead
leaves persistent at base. New leaves erect, gray-
green. Rhizome scales ivory, shiny.
R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker &	28 April 1988
H. Dias Ferreira
Funded by The National Geographic Society, NY and M0
00892087