Catasetum macrocarpum Kunth

  • Authority

    Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Catasetum macrocarpum Kunth

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - BRITISH GUIANA. Horroobea Creek, G. S. Jenman; Kamakusa, Upper Mazaruni River, flowers green and purple, July 11-23, 1923, J. S. De La Cruz 4146; Karenambo, basin of Rupununi River, latitude about 3°45'N., epiphyte in dense forest, October 9-13, 1937, A. C. Smith 2222. COLOMBIA. Vaupés: Cerro de Mitú, near Río Vaupés, about 120 m alt., on sandstone in warm rain forest, August 18, 1960, L. A. Garay 121. TRINIDAD, VENEZUELA, SURINAM, FRENCH GUIANA (type) and BRAZIL.

  • Distribution

    BRITISH GUIANA. Horroobea Creek, G. S. Jenman; Kamakusa, Upper Mazaruni River, flowers green and purple, July 11-23, 1923, J. S. De La Cruz 4146; Karenambo, basin of Rupununi River, latitude about 3°45'N., epiphyte in dense forest, October 9-13, 1937, A. C. Smith 2222. COLOMBIA. Vaupés: Cerro de Mitú, near Río Vaupés, about 120 m alt., on sandstone in warm rain forest, August 18, 1960, L. A. Garay 121. TRINIDAD, VENEZUELA, SURINAM, FRENCH GUIANA (type) and BRAZIL.

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