Pistia stratiotes L.

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Pistia stratiotes L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. H. Gentry 22135, 22 May 1978

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Maynas Prov. Padre Isla in Río Amazonas below Iquitos.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3802148

    Occurrence ID: e7387763-3a9c-41cc-a29c-bdcd7b752ce1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Araceae

  • All Determinations

    Pistia stratiotes L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Maynas Prov.

  • Locality

    Padre Isla in Río Amazonas below Iquitos

  • Elevation

    Alt. 120 m. (394 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.66005, -73.1624

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    6442

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of island center were located. Linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of island (6430 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calculator.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Collected under the suspires of the Florjt of Peru project, a collaborative effort of the Missouri
Botanical Carden and Fteld Museum of Natural History in conjunction with the Universidad
Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and the Universidad Nacional de Amazooi? Peruana. Field work
supported by the National Science Foundation.
PERU
ABACEAE	, Loret°
Pistia stratioflaes L „
Prov, :Maynas.. Padre Isla in Rio Amazonas below
Iquitos, inundated coch^'with mostly floating
vegetation; alt. 120 m.
Floating rosette, spathe and spadlx light
green.
A, Gentry, N. Jaramillo, 22,135
& J. Ruiz C._22 May 1978
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