Dioscorea

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea

  • Collector(s)

    G. T. Prance 28934 with I. L. do Amaral, J. J. Pipoly, A. S. Tavares, M. G. da Silva, C. D. A. da Mota & A. Cress, 11 Feb 1984

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Plateau of northern massif of Serra Aracá. South side of north Mountain.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3759707

    Occurrence ID: 73a12249-af1f-46c8-92ce-fe6e9ce4ab0c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Plateau of northern massif of Serra Aracá. South side of north Mountain.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 - 1400 m. (3937 - 4593 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.901657, -63.3746

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    13486.3

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Referred to a topographic map of Serra do Araçá: DMA Aerospace Center. Serra do Araçá, Brazil [map]. 1:250,000. St. Louis, MO.: DMA Aerospace Center, 1994 (provided by the University of Texas website, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224388740-na20-14.jpg) and a aerial photograph of Serra Araçá provided by "Skyscraper City" website (http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i406/fredsonsantiago2011/Barcelos%20-serra%20do%20Araca%20e%20rios%20da%20regiao/Barcelos4-SerradoArac9.jpg) to locate area of Serra Araçá. Using the reference material and Google Maps, located Serra Araçá in Barcelos, AM. Used distance measurement tool (Google Maps) to measure the total extent of Serra Araçá; halved this distance to approximate the location of the geographic center of the mountain. Used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates of the geographic center. Used linear extent, distance from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of Serra Araçá, as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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PROJETO FLORA AMAZÓNICA	<££
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN—INSTITUTO
NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÓNIA
Plants of State of Amazonas, Brazil
no. 28934
Plateau of northern massif of Serra Araca.
0°51-57'N;63°21-22'W. 1200 III. Alt.
South side of North Mountain.
Open plateau savanna.
Vine; flowers brown.
G.T.Prance, I.L.do Amaral,
J.J.Pipoly, A.S.Tavares,
M.G.da Silva, C.D.A.da Mota
&A.Cress _
Plants collected under the joint sponsorship of the National Science Foundation
Latin-American collaborative program and the Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Cientifíco e Tecnológico in collaboration with the Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz6nia-Manaus.
11
Feb., 1984
03759707