Anacardium occidentale L.
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Filed As
Anacardiaceae
Anacardium occidentale L. -
Collector(s)
G. Eiten 5374 with Liene T. Eiten, 19 Aug 1963
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Location
Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region, between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 2/3 km south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of Lorêto. "Chapada de Tucunzinho".
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Habitat
"chapada" woodland, almost completely deciduous at this date, the height of the dry season. [See label for further habitat description.].
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Description
tree 7 m. tall, trunk 15 cm. d.b.h. Petals pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1030601
Occurrence ID: 41110da7-27cb-4335-b7cf-86d4089bb0ae
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Sapindales
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Family
Anacardiaceae
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All Determinations
Anacardium occidentale L. det J. D. Mitchell, 1984
Anacardium det S. R. Hill, 1974
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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 Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 2/3 km south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", ca. 35 km south of Lorêto. "Chapada de Tucunzinho".
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Elevation
Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)
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Coordinates
-7.38, -45.07
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Distribution
\A The New York Botanical Garden BOTANICAL ®arde*L TtViI—. Itff WESTMINSTER BRAZILIAN EXPEDITION, Hora of Brazil . STATE OF MARANHlO dtoc S.R.H111 Municipio de Loreto: ttIlha de Balsasw region, be- tween the Balsas & Pamaiba Rivers, Ca. 2/3 km south of main house of Fazenda "Morros”, ca#35 km south of LORfiTO. Ca. 7®23fS.45fi4fW. Alt.ca. 300 m. n0hapada de Tucunzinho11# Main vegetation types of region: (l)"chapadatt, decid- uous to evergreen xeromorphic tree woodland (ttcerra- dao") on tops & sides of sandstone plateaus & son» low flat land; (2) "tabuleiro", deciduous low-tree woodland (another type of ttcerradaoM) on upper parts of rolling terrain; (3)%ataw, closed, deciduous to evergreen forest, in galleries; (4.)"caatingatt, open deciduous forest on lower parts of rolling terrain; (Si^arjao", scattered deciduous forest-type trees on low flat land; (6)wcocalff, dense babagu palm groves on Pamaiba 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 d^nsetsBoorcdiry cha- pada scrub (^carrasco1*); much tabuleiro cleared to form grassy pasture; much mata, caatinga & varjao in shifting cultivation* This habitat I "chapada1» woodland, almost completely * deciduous at this date, the height of the dry season* j (Senerally "chapada" in this region is only partly deciduous or wholly evergreen.) 19 Aug 1963 This n®: tree 7 m. tall, trunk 15 cm. d.b.h. Petals pink. n*v. "cajuzeiro” or "cajuf"* All specimens from one tree* leg. George Eiten & Liene T. Eiten, n« 5374 Distributed by the Institute de Betflnica, SSo Paulo '> 01030601
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Anacardium occidentale L.