Pteris altissima Poir.

  • Filed As

    Pteridaceae
    Pteris altissima Poir.

  • Collector(s)

    W. C. Burger 10732, 25 Feb 1977 - 26 Feb 1977

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Alajuela. Upper drainage of Rio Peñas Blancas below Monteverde Cloud Forest Nature Reserve.

  • Collection Notes

    [Coordinates on label: 9°17'N x 84°86' W]

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2022.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3940272

    Occurrence ID: eecb5a09-4cda-4401-a59f-97228c9f7e93

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Polypodiales

  • Family

    Pteridaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pteris altissima Poir.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Alajuela

  • Locality

    Upper drainage of Rio Peñas Blancas below Monteverde Cloud Forest Nature Reserve.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1250 - 1350 m. (4101 - 4429 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.3016, -84.758

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5793

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Referenced Protected Planet for extent of Monteverde Cloud Nature Preserve (protectedplanet.net/555745304). Georeferenced to elev. 1300m near center of feature. Radial estimated as distance between coordinates and farthest area of elev. 1250m of preserve.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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10732
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COSTA RICA
Field Museum of Natural History
forest floor in shade.
Upper drainage of the Río Peñas Blancas below the Monteverde Cloud
Forest Nature Reserve. Premontane rain forest formations with original
forest and some pastures on hilly ground. Alajuela Province. 9° 17’N. X
84° 86' W. 1250-1350 m. altitude.
Win, Burger, Gary Visconti, & Johnnie Gentry
25 & 26 Feb. 1977
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Supported in part by grants of the National Science Foundation
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