Habitat
Dunes of white sand, in a distance of 1-2km from the shore. Open tree&scrub woodland with xeromorphic or semisucculent leaves. Some trees up to 4m, mostly Clusiaceae, Ericaceae, Bignoniaceae, Rubiaceae, Leguminosae and others. Low palms with large underground-trunks, terrestrial Bromeliaceae&Orchidaceae, small Velloziaceae, Cactaceae and succulent Euphorbiaceae frequent. Valleys sometimes overflood, mainly covered with Cyperaceae, Eriocaulaceae and Lentibulariaceae. Some vines and no epiphytes.
Morawetz,W. & Morawetz,M. 15-2978
(link to CETAF Botany Pilot)
Brazil / Bahia