Aechmea tillandsioides var. kienastii (E.Morren ex Mez) L.B.Sm.

• 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. IVIC main study site, 4.3 km NNE on Solano road

• Elevation

  Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

• Coordinates

  1.93, -67.05

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, J	5
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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VENEZUELA, Territorio Federal Amazonas.
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), jyic main study* tilt, ¿3 kra
we of San c*rk* on Soteno w»d. Epi phyte on tree, trunk, 10m
above ground. Leaves pale green, lightly spotted
white. Inflorescence bracts pinkish orange,
fIower/bjjggtgj^d-orange to cream-green;fruit sky
Howard L. Clark	__ _	, _
6558	17 March 1978
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