Encyclia fragrans (Sw.) Lemée

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Encyclia fragrans (Sw.) Lemée

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 87490, 12 Nov 1960

  • Location

    Venezuela. Delta Amacuro. Along lower section of river, upstream from Casa Cuyubini. Unundated forest Rio Cuyubuni.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4076590

    Occurrence ID: 91426a36-55b2-4ca6-9730-d8938a1c36ac

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Delta Amacuro

  • Locality

    Along lower section of river, upstream from Casa Cuyubini. Unundated forest Rio Cuyubuni

  • Elevation

    Alt. 90 m. (295 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04076590
INSTITUTO BOTANICO, CARACAS-NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Botanical Exploration
QY^q TERRITORIO DELTA AMACURO, VENEZUELA
No'Epidendrum fragrans Sw.	det. Foldats, 1961
Common, epiphyte, showy, on branches along river margin;
inflorescence erect; lip white with 12-13 dull purple
stripes; column pale green with orange tip; sepals and
2 lateral petals creamy to greenish white; leaves erect-
ascending, subcoriaceous, pale to grass green both sides;
pseudobulb slightly flattened on 2 sides, slightly
striate. Along lower section of river, upstream from
Casa Cuyubini.
Inundated forest Rio Cuyubini, alt. 90 m.
Julian A. Steyermark___November^ , i960
Field work supported inpart by funds provided by the Instituto Botánico, the National Science Found-
ation and The New York Botanical Garden.
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