Rhodospatha oblongata Poepp.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• Locality

  San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro and Brazo Casiquiare. Small wooded island in Rio Negro, near mouth of Cano Marimajare, ca. 2 km S of San Carlos

• Elevation

  Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

• Coordinates

  1.93, -67.05

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

03802570
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
pollen, spore, or leaf sample removed
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Date
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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
The New York Botanical Garden
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VENEZUELA, Tcrritorio Federal Amazonas. : 13<9-*<?*. 1?7<f
San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro
and Brazo Casiquiare; lat. 1°56'N, long. 67°03'W; altitude 119 m;
(average rainfall 3400-3600 mm/year). Smal 1 wooded island in
Rio Negro, near mouth of CanoMarimajare, ca. 2km
S of San Carlos. Epiphyte, on upper part of recently
fallen large tree. Spadix reddish tan, young spathe
green.
Howard I.. Clark 6809
28 September 1978
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