Brassia cochleata Knowles & Westc.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Brassia cochleata Knowles & Westc.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 21221 with C. Gracie, H. Betros, S. Hecht, J. Hecht, M. Van Etten, F. Wright, 09 Jun 1990

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Rio Negro, near Ponto de Pagodao in the Parana de Anavilhanas.

  • Habitat

    Inundated forest along river.

  • Description

    Epiphyte. Lip creamy white with yellow margin, sepals and petals seme color with maroon dots. Pickled flowers. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    plants preserved in 70% ETOH before drying

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 547357

    Occurrence ID: 6e4eca8d-b179-4aa7-acbf-860f7e7b01c2

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Rio Negro, near Ponto de Pagodao in the Parana 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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The New York Botanical Garden
Brassia lawrenceana Lindl.
Det. F. Wright, 1990
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Brazil
No. 21221	Orchidaceae
Brassia lanceana Ldl.
det. F. Wright, 1990
Amazonas: Rio Negro, near Ponto de PagodSto in the
Paraná de Anavilhanas, 2°45’S, 60°55'W. Inundated
forest along river. Plants preserved in 70% ETOH
before drying.
Epiphyte. Lip creamy white with yellow margin,
sepals and petals same color with maroon dots.
Pickled flowers.
S. Mori, C. Gracie, H. Betros,	9 June 1990
S. Hecht, J. Hecht, M. Van JEtten
& F. Wright
00547357