Filed As:

Bromeliaceae
Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

All Determinations:

Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f. det. L. B. Smith, Nov 1985

Location:

Peru. Madre de Dios. Primary Floodplain Plot #5, along Rio La Torre Trail, Explorer's Inn, near confluence of Rio Tambopata & Rio La Torre, 39 km SW of Puerto Moldonado.

Collector(s):

S. F. Smith 678 with B. Kahn & A. M. Shuhler, 11 Oct 1985

Description:

Fallen epiphyte, by tree # 5040; bracts bright red-orange, subtending inflorescence; rachis, bracts and lower calyx green; upper calyx yellow-green; petals yellow-orange; stamens whitish-yellow; petal tip brown-red. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 376389
GUID: 7d098244-549e-4e87-9ec4-45c5a7c99110

Map:

Coordinates: (-12.83, -69.33)

Distribution:

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