Filed As:

Blechnaceae
Blechnum brasiliense Desv.

All Determinations:

Blechnum brasiliense Desv. det. D. B. Lellinger, 1994

Location:

Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts., Upper Ireng River; 0.5 km section of Tay-Slay-O Creek, 4-8 km upstream of Ireng mouth. Alt. 650 m. (2133 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 873 with M. Chin and W. Ryan, 18 Jan 1993

Description:

Arborescent fern 1.5-2 m., base 0.5 m. high, 15 cm diam.; fronds 1 m. rachis dark maroon, coarse brown vestiture at base. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Sandbars, streambed, adjacent sandstone walls & riparian forest island. Substrate loosley formed white sandstones of lower Roraima formation.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 813927
GUID: ca2558d3-4abd-41c7-a23a-35420a217914

Map:

Coordinates: (4.83, -59.97)

Distribution:

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