Filed As:

Bromeliaceae
Araeococcus micranthus Brongn.

Location:

Brazil. Mato Grosso. 23 km. North along road from base camp.

Collector(s):

R. M. Harley 10778 with R. Souza, R. de Castro & A. Ferreira, 23 Oct 1968

Description:

Epiphytic herb. Tough orange creeping rhizome. Leaves dark green. Inflorescence on thin pendulous axis. Pedicels etc. bright pink. Young fruit green turning black. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

In gallery forest. Growing on ants nest about 3 metres from the ground in the bough of a tree, in gallery forest.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 873248
GUID: bd42669b-785d-4933-b66b-30097471c0b2

Map:

Coordinates: (-12.82, -51.77)

Distribution:

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