Paspalum melanospermum Desv. ex Poir.
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Filed As
Poaceae
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Collector(s)
G. Eiten 3960 with Liene T. Eiten, 03 Apr 1962
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Location
Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "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".
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Habitat
Open groun along trail cut through low secondary gallery forest.
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Description
Grass. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00895808
Occurrence ID: 729a47f2-e7ad-4b15-b459-0917c0cc1e91
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Poales
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Family
Poaceae
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All Determinations
Paspalum melanospermum Desv. ex Poir. det J. R. Swallen, 1964
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Maranhão
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County/Municipio
Lorêto Mun.
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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"
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Elevation
Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)
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Coordinates
-7.38, -45.07
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Distribution
FLORA OF BRAZIL STATE OF MARANHÀO Pa&palum wlniiptxMi Sifr* (d«t* J.R.arallwi, IM4) NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00895808 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 00895808
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Paspalum melanospermum Desv. ex Poir.