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. NE of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km south of Lorêto. At head of the brook "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 MARANHÀO
Paspalum fimbriatum HBK.
(det. J.R.Swallen,1964)
Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between ,the Bios
Balsas and Pamaiba. 100 NS of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 <m. Approx«
7° 23 ’S., 45% >W.
Main yegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed: tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, 1— «4—p	Tnnfl. and on
some areas of roUing 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 babagu palm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streams./Li llpfj vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground Area 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 (“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 Pamaiba.
This habitat: ©pea ground along trail cut through
low secondary gallery forest at head of tho brook,
"Rlache da Atraca" « Species of the nearby open
»tabaleir©11 hare invaded.	3 April 19$2
Graft.
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 3964
Distributed by the Instituto de Bot&nica, S&o Paulo
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