Epistephium duckei Huber

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Epistephium duckei Huber

  • Collector(s)

    B. Hoffmann 3155, 01 Nov 1992

  • Location

    Guyana. Cuyuni-Mazaruni. Pakaraima Mountains; NE plateau of Mt. Ayanganna.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4094902

    Occurrence ID: 67a00a9c-c0a2-453a-a723-4a8eed53f19c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Epistephium duckei Huber

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Cuyuni-Mazaruni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mountains; NE plateau of Mt. Ayanganna.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 - 1650 m. (4921 - 5413 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.3917, -59.975

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Orchidaceae
Epistephium duckei Huber
Det. G. Camevali, X 2003
GUYANA. Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region. Pakaraima Mountains; NE
plateau of Mt. Ayanganna. Elevation: 1500-1650 m. 5°23'30"N
59°58'30"W. Open scrub, trees to 8 m; moist slopes, small plateaus.
Sandstone talus and boulders. Terrestrial to 4 m; stems dark purple;
leaves dark green; flower deep pink; capsules purple. Flower lip pinkish
purple, inner surface mixed white and purple; nectar guides black;
column white and pink. Locally abundant. Clusia, Melastomataceae,
Malpighiaceae, Arecaceae, and Asteraceae dominants. Occasional
bamboo thickets.
B. Hoffinan 3155	1 November 1992
With: T. Henkel
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
04094902