Scleria

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Scleria

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 979 with B. G. Ribeiro, 05 Jun 1985

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest. Shrub of secondary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194355

    Occurrence ID: 25f3a233-d2fd-471f-a0f2-b814566e2caf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Scleria

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7km 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
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^YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00194355
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VQUOHSh
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Habit: shrub of secondary forest
Inventory voucher #CG181 (Fertile)
Use: leaf blade used for cutting hair in past
n.v.: karaijahite
W.L. Bal£e	5 June 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
No. 979	Cyperaceae ^
rvi fai	f	9 &
Scleria
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
00194355