Paspalum melanospermum Desv. ex Poir.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto Mun.

• Locality

  "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Rivers Balsas & Parnaíba. 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

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FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
Pa&palum wlniiptxMi Sifr*
(d«t* J.R.arallwi, IM4)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Pamaiba. 100 M* NE of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 m. Approx<
7° 23 ’S., 45° 4 ’W.
KTa.in vegetation types of region: (I) "chapada”, a seml-closed tree woodland (or
"cerradao”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, we—e*ee»-Mly-4ewl, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a seml-closed woodland,
or "cerradao”, 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 nat 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 hilljs; (5) “var-
Jfto”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocai”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Rio Pamaiba and
some of its tributary s trearns. MAH »vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent;. Annual ground flrea and cattle grazing In
all areas. Part of “tabulelro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
"mata” and much “caatinga” & "varj&o” cultivated or abandoned, forming dense
secondary vegetation of low trees & taU 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 soUs
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 Rio Pamaiba.
This habitat: Open ground along trail cut through low
secondary gallery forest at head of the brook,
"Riacho da Atraca“* Species of the nearly open
”tabulelro" have invaded«
3 April 1962
Grass*
leg. ‘George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 3960
Distributed by the institute de Botanica, Sao Paulo
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