Houlletia odoratissima Linden ex Lindl. & Paxton

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Houlletia odoratissima Linden ex Lindl. & Paxton

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45576, 30 Sep 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Small peak on E arm of Karowtipu. Kako River.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4097636

    Occurrence ID: ea8f9e23-bb46-4ed2-9713-6a41991b4514

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni River Basin. Small peak on E arm of Karowtipu. Kako River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 950 m. (3117 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
45576
1 OF
Terrestrial; psuedobulbs dark green; leaves medium
green, papery; pedicel and ovary green; bracts brownish;
calyx and corolla purplish-brown with cream spotting, lip
3-lobed, 2 lateral lobes erect, tip curving forward(falcat<(
dark purplish-brown, remainder of lip creamy-white, lower
lobe 3-lobed, 2 lateral lobes smaller, curving slightly up-
wards, no fragrance; only one seen, mixed-evergreen forest,
Carolyn L. Tillett
S arm of Kako mver- Karowtipu; ca 950 m.
30 September 1960
Field work conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Forestry and Interior, British Guiana.
Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
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