Cyperus tenuispica Steud.

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Cyperus tenuispica Steud.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 4547 with L. T. Eiten, 09 May 1962

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Balsas and Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 200 m south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of Lorêto.

  • Habitat

    At head of dammed pond, edged with low scrubby secondary growth (formerly gallery forest.) [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    Sedge at water's edge with base of plant in the water, mixed with other herbage. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00925597

    Occurrence ID: ea19c85c-5128-41fe-8fc5-ae2365fbbbf8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cyperus tenuispica Steud. det L. T. Eiten, 1970

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Lorêto Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Balsas and Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 200 m south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of Lorêto.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.38, -45.07

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Flora of Brazil
STATE OF MARANHlO
Cyperus tenuispica Steudel
(det. L.T. Biteb,1970)
Municipio de Loreto: ttIlha de Balsas” region, be-
tween the Balsas & Pamafba Rivers, Ca. 200 m*
south of main house of Fazenda MMorrosft, ca. 35 km
south of LORSTO. Ca. 7*231 S. 45*4fW. Alt. ca. 300
9 May 1962
Main vegetation types of regions (l)"chapadaw, decid
uous to evergreen xeromorphic tree woodland ("cerra
daow) on tops & sides of sandstone plateaus & some
low flat land; (2)Htabuleiron, deciduous low-tree
woodland (another type of wcerradaon) on upper parts
of rolling terrain; (3)%ataff, closed, deciduous to
evergreen forest, in galleries; (4)"caatinga¿pen
deciduous., forest on lower parts of rolling terrain;
(5)^varjao”, scattered deciduous forest-type trees
on low flat land; (6)ltcocal”, dense babagu palm
groves on Pamafba River terrace & some brook val-
leys • Dry season 4-5 months with almost no rain;
brooks intermittent. Annual fires & cattle grazing
in all areas. Some spots with dense secondary cha-
pada scrub ("carrascott); much tabuleiro cleared to
form grassy pasture; much mata, caatinga & varjao
in shifting cultivation.
This habitat: at head of dammed pond, edged with
low scrubby secondary growth (formerly gallery
forest.) This n**: sedge at water's edge with base a
j of plant in the water, mixed with other herbage.
leg, George Eiten & Liene T. Eiten, nfi 4547
Distributed by the Institute de Botfinica, SSo Paulo {f/jiit
00925597