Ormosia excelsa Spruce ex Benth.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Ormosia excelsa Spruce ex Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 21250 with C. Gracie, H. Betros, S. Hecht, J. Hecht, M. van Etten & F. Wright, 09 Jun 1990

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Novo Airão Mun. Rio Negro, near Ponto de Pagodão in the Paraná de Anavilhanas.

  • Description

    Tree, only the crown above the water. Inundated forest along river. Plants preseved in 70% ETOH before drying.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01461908

    Occurrence ID: c5c6fd0b-64ea-45ee-8e01-1ec95c6826f7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Novo Airão Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Negro, near Ponto de Pagodão in the Paraná de Anavilhanas.

  • Coordinates

    -2.62927, -60.8158

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    61006.8

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Unable to find precise location of "Ponto de Pagodao;" georeferenced to the geographic center of Ilha das Anavilhanas (synonymous with Arquipélago de Anavilhanas). Used wikimapia website (http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=-2.723583&lon=-60.913696&z=9&m=b&v=8&tag=46520&search=arquip%C3%A9lago%20de%20Anavilhanas) to find the location of Arquipélago de Anavilhanas along Rio Negro in Amazonas, BR. Using Google Maps, located Arquipélago de Anavilhanas. Used distance measurement tool to measure total extent of Arquipélago de Anavilhanas; halved this extent to approximate the location of the geographic center of the area. Used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates of the geographic center. Used distance measurement tool (Google Maps) to find linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of Arquipélago de Anavilhanas. Used linear extent as uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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