Paspalum microstachyum J.Presl

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Loreto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Several km E of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km. south of Lorêto. A little SE of house at "Sambaíba", along the brook "Riacho da Macaúba"

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.03

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
P asp alum micro staohyo» Presi*
(&et# J*H*Sfrallea, 1964)
Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Pamaiba. Several km E of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
w 7° 23 ’S., 45°2-3’w. A little SB of house at "Samba&a",
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland*!.<or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides erf plateags^.aa«wtwp toUly i—*, 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 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 lei#
moist flat land and in narrow vaUeys 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 Rio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary streams.	vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing in
an 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: moist, deeply shaded spot below trees in
gallery forest along the brook, Riacho da Macauba”,
22 May 1962
Grass, growing in thick layer of Selaginella.
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4,650
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