Sacciolepis myuros (Lam.) Chase

• 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. Dammed pond at "Sambaíba"

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.03

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÂO
Saceiolepis uçruros (Lam.) Chas«
(de t. J . R. Swallen, I964 )
Municipio de Lorêto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. Several km £ of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south, of LORÊTO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
ca. 7o23 45o2-3 jw. Dammed pond at nSambaibaw .
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a seml-cloeed tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, eatHatMpnMiigMMrt, and on
some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabuleiro”, a seml-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 low
moist flat land and In narrow valleys between "tabuleiro”-covered hills; (5) “var-
jfto”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves of babaçu palm on flat river plain of Bio Parnaiba and
ffnma of its tributary streams. Ma^U vegetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks intermittent. Annual ground fires and cattle grazing m
all areas. Part of “tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
“mata” and much “caatinga” & “varjâo” 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 Parnaiba.
This habitat: in mid on shore of dammed pond in shade
of trees.
16 May 1962
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten,
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, Sào Paulo
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