Bacopa monnierioides (Cham.) B.L.Rob.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Lorêto 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. At dammed pond at "Sambaíba".

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.38, -45.03

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF MARANHÀO
Bacopa monnierioides (Cham*) Robinson
(det,L.B.Smith,1965)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Municipio de Loreto: “Ilha de Balsas” region, between the Rios
Balsas and Parnaiba. Several km 1 of main house of Fazenda
“Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORfiTO. Alt. ca. 300 m.
ca.7° 23’S., 45° 2 ’W.	18 May 1962.
Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed: tree woodland (or
“cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, a» otaop -hitty iMufr 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 hlUy
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 spgcles;
(6) “cocal”, thick groves pf babagu palm on flat river plain of Bio Parnaiba and
some of its tributary streams/*! ¿JlUregetation types completely deciduous during
dry season. All brooks Intermittent. Annual ground flrea and cattle grazing in
all areas. Part of "tabuleiro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most
"mata” and much “oaatinga” & “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 cluKs along the Rio Parnaiba.
This habitat: at dammed pond at "Sambalba*.
Small herb, flowers i&ite* On soil on raised bases
of shrubs in dense shade* At edge of pond on soil
previously covered by water but now not covered
due to drying up of pond at its edges*
leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4623
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, Sao Paulo
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