Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 30721, 03 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Cerro de la Neblina, Camp VII, 5 km NE of Pico Phelps (=Neblina). Cloud forest along stream (Cano Gardner) in bottom of valley, downstream from camp.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2644965

    Occurrence ID: 417d050e-79a9-40b9-9705-f35791dd8f6c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    Cerro de la Neblina, Camp VII, 5 km NE of Pico Phelps (=Neblina). Cloud forest along stream (Cano Gardner) in bottom of valley, downstream from camp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1725 m. (5659 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.8458, -65.9694

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New York Botanical Garden
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl. s.I.
P. Pedraza-Peñalosa & J. L. Luteyn, 2010
The New York Botanical Garden
Sphyrospermum cordi foli urn Bentham
det. James L. Luteyn	19 rb
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Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
Eric.
Cerro de la Neblina, Camp VII, 5 km. NE of
Pico Phelps (=Neblina).
00°50'45"N, 65°58'10"W alt. 1725 m.
Cloud forest along stream (Cano Gardner) in
bottom of valley, downstream from camp.
Epiphyte hanging off tree trunks, slender,
nearly unbranched, to 3 m. long. Ripe fruit
few, globose, ca. 1 cm. in diameter, spongy,
blue; seeds greenish white.
Coll.: M. Nee 30721	3 Feb. 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas""
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Sociéty.	^
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