Salvinia minima Baker

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  José Miguel de Velasco Prov.

• Locality

  Lago Caiman; a "bahia" which recieves water from the Río Itenez.

• Elevation

  Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -13.5942, -60.9161

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Flora of Bolivia
Family: Salviniaceae
Salvinia minima Baker
Determined by: N. Ritter (NHA), 1998
Department of Santa Cruz
Province of Velasco
Lago Caiman; a "bahia" which receives water from the
Rio Itenez during the rainy season, and is isolated
during the dry season. Elev: 200 meters. Center of
the collecting area ca. 13°35'39"S. 60°54'58"W.
Free-floating macrophyte.
Collected by: N. Ritter, G. E. Crow , M. Garvizu and
P. Soliz.
Abundant. Growing in the
interstices of the floating mat.
Fertile, with many sporocarps
present. Many individuals
colonized by seedlings of
Cyperaceae indet. Habitat: a large,
loosely coalesced floating mat,
dominated by Eichhornia azurea.
6/25/98
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