Olyra latifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Olyra latifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 789 with B. G. Ribeiro, 20 Jan 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Forest grass. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    Inventory voucher #CG6

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 651727

    Occurrence ID: 6a8ea759-8bba-46a2-9cef-ef625f219e71

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Olyra latifolia L. det G. Davidse, 1986

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00651727
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of MaranhSo
Graminae
Olyra latifolia L.
det. G. Davidse, 1986
Municipio de MongSo: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the of
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: forest grass
Inventory voucher #CG6 (Fertile)
Use: stem can be smoked, like tobacco
n.v.: takwary'y
W.L. Bal£e & B.G. Ribeiro	20 Jan. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00651727