Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    J. F. Pruski 1492, 29 Dec 1979

  • Location

    Jamaica. Clarendon. On the Mason River Field Station, ca. 3 miles NW of Kellits.

  • Habitat

    In secondary tropical forest.

  • Description

    herb. terrestrial. 1.5 m. tall; flowers pink; unicate (specimen). Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 818825

    Occurrence ID: 64200368-c346-410e-9a31-64e0374f7b68

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Clarendon

  • Locality

    On the Mason River Field Station, ca. 3 miles NW of Kellits.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 640 m. (2100 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.198, -77.2615

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    858

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates of the feature center were located (in St. Ann, borders Clarendon). Geographic radial = halved distance b/w coordinates and the center of nearest named place, Douglas Castle (840 m). Final uncertainty was found using the MaNIS Georef. Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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