Xyris esmeraldae Steyerm.

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Río Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
No. 5837
Xyridaceae
Xyris esmeraldae Steyerm.
det: R. Krai, 1987
Neblina Camp 10; 12.5 km NNW of Pico Phelps
(= Pico Neblina), 16.25 km NE of Base Camp;
elev. 1670-1690 m. 0°54'30"N, 66°02'30"W.
Heliamphora - Neblinaria savana with Euterpe
swamps along streams. Beside stream just
above waterfall, in mat in water.
Flowers yellow, open at 5 pm.
B.M. Boom & A.L. Weitzman 13 February 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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