Lepanthes exilis C.Schweinf.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• County/Municipio

  Río Negro Mun.

• Locality

  Cerro de la Neblina. Vicinity of Camp VI, on a ridge on Venezuelan- Brazilian border, 3.5 km W of Pico Zuloaga. On steep SW-facing valley.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.88, -65.93

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
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Vicinity of Camp VI, on a ridge on
Venezuelan-Brazilian border, 3.5 km W of Pico
Zuloaga, elev. 2000 m, 0°53' N, 65°56‘W.
Cloud forest in steep SW facing valley;
dominants include Araliac. and Melastomatac.,
with bryophytes and filmy ferns.
Epiphyte on mossy trunks; fis pale yellow.
W. W. Thomas 3083	13-15 April 1984
& T. Plowman
Reid work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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