Lasiacis ligulata Hitchc. & Chase
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Filed As
Poaceae
Lasiacis ligulata Hitchc. & Chase -
Collector(s)
G. Eiten 4320 with Liene T. Eiten, 17 Apr 1962
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Location
Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region between the Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Just south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km south of Lorêto. "Riacho da Atraca".
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Habitat
In shade, side of brook ravine (now without water). Light brown fine sand.
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Description
Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00862863
Occurrence ID: 3ce6de5f-506a-4904-b7f6-9038c04fa31d
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Poales
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Family
Poaceae
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All Determinations
Lasiacis ligulata Hitchc. & Chase det G. Davidse, 1972
Lasiacis sorghoidea (Desv. ex Ham.) Hitchc. & Chase det J. R. Swallen, 1964
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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 Rios Balsas and Parnaíba. Just south of main house of Fazenda "Morros", about 35 km south of Lorêto. "Riacho da Atraca"
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Elevation
Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)
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Coordinates
-7.38, -45.07
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Distribution
HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Studies in Lasiacis Lasiacis ligulata Hitehe. & Chase Determined by Gerrit Davidse 197 2 FLORA OF BRAZIL STATE OF MARANHÄO Lw5Ì«eiBr 8org|ioid*« (Des v. ) H.& C, (det • J« R.Swallen, 1964 ) Municipio de Loreto: “Hha de Balsas” region, between the Rios Balsas and Famaiba. Just south of main house of Fazenda “Morros”, about 35 km. south of LORETO. Alt. ca. 300 m. Ca. 7° 23 ’S., 45° *W- Main vegetation types of region: (1) “chapada”, a semi-closed tree woodland (or “cerrad&o”) on flat tops & steep sides of plateaus, ma. Mo op» hilly toad, and on some areas of rolling or flat dry land; (2) “tabulelro”, a semi-closed woodland, or “cerrad&o”, of different physiognomy & species composition, on tops of hilly 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 “tabulelro”-covered hills; (5) “var- jao”, low moist flat land with scattered forest trees of one or a few species; (6) “cocal”, thick groves of babacu palm on flat river plain of Bio Pamaiba and some of its tributary streams>f &J9ta£getation types completely deciduous during dry season. All brooks Intermittent?. Annual ground flrea and cattle grazing in all areas. Part of "tabulelro” cut over, forming treeless grassy areas; most “mata” and much “caatinga” & “varjao” 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 clliffe along the - Bio Pamaiba. This habitat: in shade, side of brook ravine (now without water), called "Eiacho da Atraca". Light hr own fine aaad. 1? April 1962 leg. George Eiten and Liene T. Eiten, no. 4320 Distributed by the Instituto de Bot&nlca, Säo Paulo 00862863
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Lasiacis ligulata Hitchc. & Chase