Tepuia speciosa A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Tepuia speciosa A.C.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 93920, 15 May 1964

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Cumbre de la parte sur: meseta, entre "Oso Woods Camp" y "Libertador".

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02645568

    Occurrence ID: ad36bf1e-07c4-4721-b91e-cf204d918676

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tepuia speciosa A.C.Sm.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Cumbre de la parte sur: meseta, entre "Oso Woods Camp" y "Libertador".

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2050 - 2300 m. (6726 - 7546 ft.)

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The New York Botanica] Garden
Tepuia speciosa A. C. Smith
det. James L, Luteyn	1986
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Instituto Botánico MAC, Caracas - New York Botanical Garden
Expedición Auyan-tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
No. 93920
Tepuia speciosa A.C.Smith
det. Steyermark,1964
Shrub 0.5-1 m.> leaves chocolate brown below,
deep gfeen above, coriaceous, revolute;
rachis and pedicels dárk brown; calyx
castaneous; petals dull rose-red to blood red
within, ferruginous without
Cumbre de la parte sur: meseta de piedra arenisca, entre
"Oso Woods Camp” y “Libertador”.
altura: 2050-2300 metros
Núm. Herb.
Julian A. Steyermark	15 de Mayo, 1964
02645568