Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Hoffman 2431, 28 Aug 1992

  • Location

    Guyana. East Berbice-Corentyne. Canje River, 10-25 km upriver from mouth.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3805445

    Occurrence ID: e921c719-04ba-4efd-a2c3-271eac4cd6e3

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    East Berbice-Corentyne

  • Locality

    Canje River, 10-25 km upriver from mouth.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6, -57.33

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Hoffman, B. 2431	28 August 1992
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Aechmea mertensii (Mey.) Schult.f.
Det. E.J. Gouda, 1997
GUYANA. Region: E. Berbice-Corentyne. Canje River,
10-25 km upriver from mouth. 06°00'N, 57°20'W. Elev. 0
to 5 m. Herbaceous marshland, secondary riverbank
scrub. Mangrove forest remnants. Epiphyte;
infloresence bracts red; fruit translucent white to
blue. On small riverside tree.
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