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

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Suriname

• Locality

  Wilhelmina Gebergte. In savanna 2 km north of Lucie Rivier, 2 km west of Oost Rivier.

• Elevation

  Alt. 225 m. (738 ft.)

• Coordinates

  3.25, -56.65

• Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Exploration of the Wilhelmina Gebergte
SURINAME
Lucie Rivier, 3°20' N, 56°49' W - 3°32' N, 56°26' W
55U18	TOICA.TE
just. '¿Ml*, ym.
Epiphyte, bracts red, perianth orange with purplish-
brown keel, stamens yellow, ovary orange, leaves
in savanna 2 km north of Lucie Rivier, 2
km west of Oost Rivier, alt* 223> nu
03805448
Bromeliaceae
Flora of the Guianas
Eric J. Gouda (U)
H. S. Irwin, G. T. Prance,
T. R. Söderström, Noel Holmgren
September 6, 1963
Field work supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.