Paspalum fimbriatum Kunth

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas & Parnaíba. ca. 100 m. SE of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km south of Lorêto. At head of this brook (called "Riacho da Atraca")

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.07

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHAO
Paspalum fimbriairua
(det* J*R*Sirallen# 1964)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. Ca* 100 III SE of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORSTO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
ca*7° 23 ’S., 45° U ’W.
Main vegetation types of 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 billy
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 Rio Parnaiba ariri
some of its tributary streams, AJWvegetation 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” <te “varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming
secondary vegetation of low trees Sc tail 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: in open sunny spot on inclined bank of
ravine of brook in young secondary gallery forest
at head of this brook (called lfRiacho da Atraca").
Soil brown clay.	21 March 1962
Grass.
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 3734
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, Sào Paulo
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