Pterozonium maguirei Lellinger

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• Locality

  Dpto. Rio Negro. Cerro de la Neblina Expedition. CAMP VlI: Cerro de la Neblina, 5.1 m NE Pico Phelps (=Neblina) (21.5 km E Neblina Base Camp), up new trail from heliport (at 1850 m level) to steep, east-facing escarpment of west wall of valley, above steep ridge.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.8444, -65.9694

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Beitel 85144
Pterozonium maquirei Lellinger [juvenile]
Duplicate at UC det A.R.Smith 1988
The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
Pterozonium maquirei Le IN nger^
CAMP VlI: Cerro de la Neblina, 5.1 m NE Pico
Phelps («Neblina) (21.5 km E Neblina Base
Camp), up new trail from heliport (at 1850 m
level) to steep, east-facing escarpment of
west wall of valley, above steep ridge
with cloud forest,in dense growths of the
1.5 m tall terrestrial bromeliad Brocch i n i a
tatei with scattered trees and shrubs, and
acidic sandstone outcrops; soil thin,
infertile, peaty and acidic,
ca. 2000 m elevation	00#50'40"N,
65*58'10"W
young sporophytes and gametophytes on open
area of humus and moss; soil pH = 4.0
Joseph Beitel 85144	3 Feb 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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