Cyathea thysanolepis (Barrington) A.R.Sm.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• Locality

  Dpto. Rio Negro. Cerro de la Neblina Expedition. CAMP VII: Cerro de la Neblina, 5.1 km NE Pico Phelps (=Neblina) (21.5 km E Neblina Base Camp), vic. of hellport.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1850 m. (6070 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.8444, -65.9694

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Beltel 85089
Cyathea thyssanolepis (Barirington)Smith,
Duplicate at UC det A.R.Smith 1988
The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
Cyathea
CAMP VII: Cerro de la Neblina, 5.1 km NE
Pico Phelps (sNeblina) (21.5 km E Neblina
Base Camp), vie. of heliport, in dense
growth of the 1.5 m tall terrestrial
bromeliad Brooch i n i a tate i with scattered
trees and shrubs and acidic sandstone out-
crops; soil thin, infertile, peaty and
ac i die.
1850 m elevation	00#50'40”N
65*58»10"W
trunk 0.1-0.2 m tall; fronds leathery,
pinna upright, stipe 1/3 of frond
Joseph Beitel 85089	31 Jan. 1985
Field work supported by the Fundacidn para el Desarrollo de las Cienrias Fisicas, Matematicas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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