Paspalum malacophyllum Trin.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. About 30 km. south of Lorêto. About 1/2 km N of main house of Fazenda Sao Raimundo on trail to Faz. Santa Rita

• Elevation

  Alt. 200 - 300 m. (656 - 984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.317, -45.125

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Paspalum malacophyllum Trin.
det. T. Filgueiras, 1998
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
Paspalum ©itenii Swallen
(det, J.R.Swallen,1965)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the
Rios Balsas and Pamaiba. About 30 km* south of LORETO,
ca. 7° 19 ’S., 45°	About 1/2 km N of main base of Fa-
zenda Sao Raimundo on trail to Faz. Santa Rita*
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, mm »>wp?MMf« Immi, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a semi-closed woodland.
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and on
“tabuleiro'1
or “cerrad&o”, 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) “var-
j&o”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streams./V/tSlli/vegetatlon 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” & “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & tall shrubs (“capoelra”); 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 day loam, without
stones. Country rock horizontal light brown sandstone, exposed only on tops
of morros and on cliffs along the Rio Pamaiba.
This habitat: in ravin© of now dry brook in extensive
"caatinga*1 forest. Soil light brown fine sand with
clay. Alt. 200-300 m.
jGrass,
6 April 1962
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4089
_____(trem plan*.
Dlstribüted by the Instituto de Botánica, Sáo Paulo
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